2009 Burgos bombing
A van bomb carrying more than 300 kg of explosive went off on 29 July 2009 outside a Civil Guard barracks in the northern city of Burgos, Spain, injuring at least 65 people. The attack was blamed on Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA). Several children were among the 65 wounded in the attack.
| 2009 Burgos bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Basque conflict | |
The Civil Guard Barracks in Burgos after the attack. | |
| Location | Burgos, Spain |
| Date | 29 July 2009 4:30 – (UTC+2) |
| Target | Civil Guard barracks |
Attack type | van bomb |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 65 |
Some days before the attack, Spanish police warned that the organization might be trying a series of van bomb attacks after they found information of three vans being carried to Spain in a document seized from arrested members Asier Borrero, Itziar Plaza and Iurgi Garitagoitia a few weeks before the attack.
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