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Spain's Basques blamed in policeman's murder
February 17, 1997
Web posted at: 4:33 p.m. EDT (1633 GMT)BILBAO, Spain (CNN) -- Basque separatists were suspected Monday in the bombing murder of a policeman. The officer, 33, died instantly when a bomb attached to the bottom of his car exploded as he drove out of his garage in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao.
The car was enveloped in flames just 15 feet from a high school with 2,000 students, none of whom were hurt. Politicians blamed the attack on Basque rebels who have killed 800 people -- four in the past week -- in their 29-year drive for independence.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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