Two injured by firebombs in Basque region

Two policemen were injured in northern Spain early today when Basque youths attacked their car with home-made firebombs, police…

Two policemen were injured in northern Spain early today when Basque youths attacked their car with home-made firebombs, police said.

The regional policemen had driven into the town of Portugalete, in the northern Basque country, where they were surrounded by a group of hooded youths and bombarded with explosives.

The police were received with stones and Molotov cocktails, some made with acid, a police spokesman told state radio, adding that their car was completely burned out.

One of the policeman suffered serious burns.

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More explosives, including a grenade launcher, were found in the area.