Spain
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | August 17th, 2004 | Trackback
Some 2,000 people were ordered off five beaches at the Mediterranean resort of Sant Carles de la Rapita Aug. 11 because of bomb threats alleged to have been made by ETA. The Basque terrorist group exploded two small bombs on Spain’s north coast Aug. 7 but no one was injured. Spanish authorities have been on the alert for ETA attacks at tourist areas this summer, and thus far no one has been injured. The Sant Carles de la Rapita beaches reopened after police with sniffer dogs had checked the area.
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Spain
By Larry Habegger | Permalink |
No Comments | August 3rd, 2004 | Trackback
Highway robbers have been targeting cars with foreign plates between the French border and Barcelona, using air guns to shoot out tires, then robbing victims when they get out to inspect the damage. In one instance the bandits followed the victims’ car for 50 miles, occasionally passing, then falling behind, before striking. Reported victims have been from England, the Netherlands and Belgium. Authorities emphasize that millions of visitors enjoy crime-free holidays in Spain (16 million from Britain alone) but at the same time police have been running an undercover operation against a gang of thieves on Spanish highways in the area. Robberies have also occurred at service stations and rest areas. In other transit news, the army will continue indefinitely to guard the high-speed AVE train line between Cordoba and Madrid, with some 600 soldiers patrolling the tracks.
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