Basque? Muslim?

Of course, you should have heard about the bombings in Madrid that has claimed 190 lives (so far) and injured hundreds more. Is it Muslim militants? Basque seperatists? Or both?

Spanish officials called it the deadliest attack ever by ETA, but Arnold Otegi, leader of Batasuna, an outlawed Basque party linked to the armed separatist group, denied it was behind the blasts and suggested "Arab resistance" elements were responsible.

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But previous arrests may point to ETA's connection in Thursday's bombing.

On Feb. 29, for the second time in two months, police intercepted a Madrid-bound van packed with more than 1,100 pounds of explosives, and blamed ETA. Two alleged ETA members were arrested, but their identities were withheld.

Being a father of three and with a newborn in the house, this quote from the Reuters report gets to me:

Passenger Ana Maria Mayor's voice cracked as she told reporters: "I saw a baby torn to bits."

Damnit, it's a war.