Petrol bombs thrown at banks

Bilbao - Some 40 hooded attackers threw Molotov cocktails at banks and police patrols in the Basque town of Guernica on New Year…

Bilbao - Some 40 hooded attackers threw Molotov cocktails at banks and police patrols in the Basque town of Guernica on New Year's morning, police said yesterday.

The incidents began at 3 a.m. with firebombs causing serious damage at four banks. The assailants also attacked police arriving on the scene.

There were no reports of casualties.

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