Spanish race track evacuated over bomb

Spanish police evacuated the De Lasarte horse racing track in the city of San Sebastian in the country's Basque region after …

Spanish police evacuated the De Lasarte horse racing track in the city of San Sebastian in the country's Basque region after receiving  a bomb threat from  Eta.

Tension is high in the northern region after the Basque  separatist group called off a cease-fire in June which had been in place since March 2006.

On Monday French anti-terrorist police arrested three suspected Eta members as they prepared to cross into Spain in a van packed with explosives.

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