ETA linked to airport car park blast

A CAR BOMB exploded in an airport car park in the northern Spanish city of Santander yesterday, the latest in a string of explosions believed to be the work of Basque separatists, police said.

No one was injured in the attack, which came after an anonymous caller claiming to speak for the Basque separatist organisation ETA warned of an explosive device at the parking lot, police said. Police had time to fully evacuate the car park and airport terminal, before the blast went off at around 5pm (1500 GMT).

Several cars parked nearby were damaged and window panes in the airport terminal were shattered in the explosion, according to police.