2002 Torrevieja bombing
On August 9, 2002, the Basque separatist organization, ETA, placed an explosive in the toilets of a hamburger restaurant, located a few meters from a tourist office, the Alicante town of Torrevieja. No one died or was injured, although it caused serious material damage.[1]
| 2002 Torrevieja bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Basque conflict | |
| Location | Torrevieja, Spain |
| Date | 9 August 2002 (UTC+02:00) |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | Bomb |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrator | ETA |
ETA claimed responsibility for the attack through a call to the Basque newspaper Gara, which also said it had placed a bomb on the beach in Santa Pola, which was found days later in palm trees.[2][3]
See also
References
- "Una bomba hace explosión en una hamburguesería de Torrevieja". Diario de León (in Spanish). August 10, 2002. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- "ETA hace estallar una bomba en una hamburguesería de Torrevieja". El País (in Spanish). August 8, 2002. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
- "El Gobierno dice que el atentado de Torrevieja 'reafirma' la 'urgencia' de ilegalizar Batasuna". El Mundo (in Spanish). August 10, 2002. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
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