50,000 March Against Basque Separatist Group
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About 50,000 people marched in the Spanish town of Portugalete to condemn the latest attack blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA.
A bomb exploded Thursday in the town, slightly injuring a local Socialist politician and her bodyguard.
The ETA, which stands for Basque Homeland and Freedom, is blamed for more than 800 killings in its three-decade campaign for independence for the Basque Country.
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