Police injured in Basque blasts

FOUR small bombs exploded yesterday at industrial sites in the Basque region, a string of attacks that appeared to have been staged by the separatist group ETA, police said.

Two policemen and a security guard suffered minor injuries after inhaling toxic fumes at a chemical plant where one of the pre-dawn blasts occurred, police said.

The explosions came a day after Spain’s ruling Socialist party said it is seeking other parties’ support for a parliamentary motion supporting the start of talks with ETA if the group renounces violence, although the negotiations would rule out concessions toward ETA’s goal of Basque independence.