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Bomb explodes at empty Spain hotel

From CNN Madrid Bureau Chief Al Goodman

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MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- A small bomb exploded at a vacant hotel in Spain's northern Zaragoza province Thursday, following a warning call in the name of the Basque separatist group ETA.

There were no reported injuries, a government official told CNN.

The explosion apparently did not cause significant damage, the official said, who is based at the central government's main office in the city of Zaragoza about 45 miles (75 kilometers) south of the attack. Senior government officials were heading to the scene, he said.

A recording at the government-run hotel -- the Parador Nacional in the village of Sos del Rey Catolico -- said the hotel is closed through February 11. The village is located about 250 miles (400 km) northeast of Madrid.

Spanish news reports said the warning call was made to the Basque emergency road service, DYA, at 7:30 a.m. (0600 GMT). The agency often receives calls from ETA before its attacks.

ETA is listed as terrorist organization by the United States and the European Union. It is blamed for more than 800 deaths in its 37-year fight for Basque independence.

But ETA has not been blamed for any deaths in the past two years and there has been intense speculation in recent months that the group is preparing to call a cease-fire.

The Socialist government won backing in Parliament last summer to hold talks with ETA if it would first renounce violence and lay down its arms.

Recently, ETA has taken responsibility for a series of mostly small bombings around Spain.

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