Two car bombs killed two police officers on Spain's island Mallorca on July 30, 2009. The blasts prompted authorities in Spain to close the Palma de Mallorca Airport and seaports, keeping 790,000 people on the island. The ports were closed in order to keep the suspects on the island.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/30/mallorca-bombing-kills-2-_n_247791.html The Basque separatist group ETA was blamed for the explosion.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/30/mallorca-bombing-kills-2-_n_247791.html
On July 29, 2009, a car bomb detonated at a police barracks in Burgos, Spain. Over 60 people were injured in the blast.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article6733443.ece
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July 30, 2009
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Resort island of Mallorca in Spain
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Authorities closed off all ports
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Basque seperatist group ETA blamed for the blast
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On July 29, 2009, the ETA was also blamed for a bombing of the Burgos police barracks
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July 31, 2009, is the 50th anniversary of the ETA
