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 Location of Majorca in the Balearic Islands | |
| Location | Palma Nova, Spain |
| Date | 30 July 2009 13:50pm (UTC+2) |
| Target | Guardia Civil barracks |
| Attack type | Limpet bomb |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Perpetrators | ETA |
| No. of participants | 2 |
The 2009 Palma Nova bombing occurred on 30 July 2009, in which two Civil Guards, Diego Salvá Lezaún and Carlos Sáenz de Tejada, were killed after a car bomb, placed under their Nissan Patrol car, exploded outside the barracks of the Guarda Civil in Palma Nova, 500 meters from the busy Son Matias beach in Palma Nova, Majorca, Spain. On 9 August 2009, in a statement sent to the Basque newspaper, Gara, the Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) admitted responsibility.
The attack was the deadliest ETA attack since December 2007 and was the second bombing in Spanish territory in two days after a similar incident in Burgos in northern Spain the previous day: that attack had not brought about any fatalities.
The Guardia Civil immediately declared lockdown of Majorca, with Palma de Mallorca Airport and all ports closed in order to contain the perpetrators on the island. Checkpoints were set up across the island and Palma de Mallorca Airport and all ports were temporarily closed.
Shortly before 8:00pm the Guardia Civil's Explosive Ordnance Disposal team (TEDAX) caried out a controlled explosion on another bomb, found underneath another Nissan Patrol vehicle, near the old barracks of Miquel del Sants Oliver.
The Spanish Government issued a warning to tourists to be cautious whilst travelling around Palma and surrounding areas. Majorca's largest tourist attraction is the city of Magaluf which many young tourists visit, extra precautions have been put into place as there is speculation that a bombing in this area will take place.
Nonetheless the declared lockdown of the island by the Guardia Civil amounted to much more of a show of strength than a reality. Despite various inaccurate reports in both local and international media less than 10 incoming flights were actually diverted away from the island's airport after the bomb went off at 2pm that day and flights then continued to arrive as normal. The main difference was in terms of delays caused to travellers inbound and outbound by much increased searching of their luggage and vehicles passing through the airport on the day of the attack. These were soon scaled down as the volume of passengers passing through the airport made it impossible to sustain them. A week after the attack there was no visible sign of any greater level of security in operation at the airport than normal.
Reactions
Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, the current Spanish Interior Minister, said, "We have always known that are murderers and savages ... this does not make them stronger, but it undoubtedly makes them more dangerous."
The Spanish Government released photos of six ETA members that they believe carried out the attack.
References
- ^ "Majorca sealed off after bombing". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- "Two killed in Majorca bombing". RTÉ. 30 July 2009. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "2 killed in blast on Majorca". The Straits Times. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- "Eta responsible for police deaths". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- "Spanish barracks hit by car bomb". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- ""Operation Cage" shuts down Majorca after blast". Euronews. 31 July 2009. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - "Bild.de 31 July 2009". Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
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