24 Hour Laundromat New York Manhattan Manhatan

A car bomb leaves 46 injured slightly after bursting into barracks in Burgos

An ETA car bomb with 200 kilos of explosives exploded without warning at around four in the morning near the barracks of the Guardia Civil in Burgos, the street located between Jerez and Cantabria Avenue, as reported to police. About 46 people were injured from mild cuts and minor injuries, including two pregnant women and six children, of which 38 have been transferred to the General Yagüe Hospital. In total, 118 people have been evacuated.

The explosion was triggered in the back of the building causing a crater in the pavement and damage to the building of the Civil Guard, as well as in neighboring houses. Until the scene has moved members of the National Police, the Guardia Civil and Local Police have cordoned off the area to a distance of about two hundred meters. Security forces reviewed the recordings of surveillance cameras outside to see what time the van was parked and if it distinguishes a terrorist.
"They tried to do as much damage as possible"

The government delegate in Castilla y León, Miguel Alejo, has said that the explosive charge used in the attack was "very important" and has hit 14 floors of the building, especially the first floors, which have been destroyed completely. "I still can not determine what type of vehicle, because it completely destroyed and its remains are burnt," said Alejo, as noted in the scene that were not received notice of the existence of the artifact. "They tried to do as much damage as possible," he asserted.

Alejo has also confirmed that there are about thirty of minor injuries, among them several children and has indicated that future hours will launch an office to serve all those affected. To the area have moved also the president of the Junta de Castilla y León, Juan Vicente Herrera, and the mayor of Burgos, Juan Carlos Aparicio. Neighbours

the barracks have lamented the extensive damage suffered by their homes and have the view that it has prevented more concerned because many people are on vacation. A young man about 14 years, son of a policeman has told how he awoke to hear a heavy blow. " The young, as explained, has fallen out of bed and to put it on the ground, has been missing from a building wall and part of the ground, what has been touched thinking that something had happened. Fortunately, it has only suffered a scratch on the face, has been out on their own feet, and asked for a phone to a journalist who was in the area to call their families.

Avenida de Cantabria, where the explosion occurred, particularly in the back of the barracks intended residence overlooking the street Jerez, has seen children crying because other expressions of shock and panic. The residents of number 85 Avenida de Cantabria have been evicted from their homes, although some of them were already down before the streets amid fears the building could suffer significant harm and the damage to the facade.

From the street you can see the inside of many homes, including a lounge and a children's room of an apartment whose inhabitants were away on holiday. In the scene, a fire brigade of Burgos has been pulling some parts of the facade and all windows to avoid the risk of falling into the street, which is still cordoned off.