2009 Burgos bombing

2009 terrorist attack in Burgos, Spain 2009 Burgos bombing Atentado de Burgos 1.jpg The Civil Guard Barracks in Burgos after the attack. Burgos, Spain Civil Guard barracks 29 July 2009 4:30 UTC+2 van bomb 0 65 the Basque conflict A van bomb carrying more than 300 kg of explosive went off on 29 July 2009 outside a Civil Guard barracks in the northern city of Burgos, Spain, injuring at least 65 people. The attack was blamed on Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA).300 kilos de explosivo para causar una masacre en la casa cuartel de Burgos Spanish http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/07/29/espana/1248876323.html July 29, 2009 July 30, 2009 El Mundo https://web.archive.org/web/20090801134125/http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2009/07/29/espana/1248876323.html August 1, 2009 live Several children were among the 65 wounded in the attack. Some days before the attack, Spanish police warned that the organization might be trying a series of van bomb attacksIntentan localizar otras dos furgonetas listas para atentar Spanish http://www.elcorreodigital.com/vizcaya/20090729/mas-actualidad/politica/coche-bomba-explota-frente-200907290728.html July 29, 2009 July 30, 2009 El Correo https://web.archive.org/web/20090801114628/http://www.elcorreodigital.com/vizcaya/20090729/mas-actualidad/politica/coche-bomba-explota-frente-200907290728.html August 1, 2009 live after they found information of three vans being carried to Spain in a document seized from arrested members Asier Borrero, Itziar Plaza and Iurgi Garitagoitia a few weeks before the attack.Spain: Warning, searching for two ETA car bombs http://www.agi.it/english-version/world/elenco-notizie/200907292002-cro-ren0078-spain_warning_search_for_two_eta_car_bombs July 29, 2009 July 30, 2009 AGI dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090805093212/http://www.agi.it/english-version/world/elenco-notizie/200907292002-cro-ren0078-spain_warning_search_for_two_eta_car_bombs August 5, 2009 Buscan otras dos furgonetas que ETA podría utilizar para nuevos atentados Spanish http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/489325/0/furgonetas/eta/atentados/ July 29, 2009 July 30, 2009 20minutos.es Occurrence About 120 people, one-third of them children, were sleeping in the building when the bomb went off at around 4:00 am local time (0200 UTC), blowing off most of its facade. The blast also left a two-metre (six-foot) deep crater in the street outside the barracks and heavily damaged the 14 storey residential complex and other buildings in the area.Dozens injured in Spain car bomb blast 2009-07-29 The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20211101134257/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/29/suspected-car-bomb-explodes-spain 2021-11-01 live https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/29/suspected-car-bomb-explodes-spain Aftermath The day after the bombing, a car bomb explosion on the island of Majorca killed two civil guards, Carlos Sáenz de Tejada García, 28, and Diego Salva Lezaun, 26. The two attacks came few hours before the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the organization. References External links 42 21 23 N 3 41 36 W type:landmark_source:kolossus-eswiki title Category:2009 crimes in Spain Category:Car and truck bombings in Spain Category:ETA (separatist group) actions Category:2009 disasters in Spain Category:Terrorist incidents in Europe in 2009 Category:Terrorist incidents in Spain in the 2000s Category:Residential building bombings in Spain Category:July 2009 crimes in Europe Category:July 2009 in Europe Category:History of Burgos Category:Car and truck bombings in 2009 Category:2009 building bombings Category:Attacks on military installations in 2009 Category:Attacks on barracks in Spain Category:Military history of Castile and León Category:2000s in Castile and León