Eta claims airport bomb but says ceasefire holds

The Basque separatist group Eta today claimed responsibility for a powerful car bombing that killed two people, but insisted a “permanent” ceasefire it called in March remained in force and said the fatalities were unintentional.

In a statement sent to the pro-independence newspaper Gara, Eta blamed the Spanish government for hindering a peace process launched with the Eta truce announcement and said Eta reserved the right to respond if the government keeps up “aggression” against the pro-independence movement.