Car Bomb Rocks Spain

A child was killed and several people were injured when a car bomb exploded in front of the Civil Guard barracks of the southeastern resort town of Santa Pola on Sunday.

Police sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the car bomb exploded shortly after 8:30 p.m.

State-run media reported that a girl was killed, but officials could not immediately confirm it. Witnesses and officials said several people who were waiting at a nearby bus stop were treated for injuries and taken to hospital.

Police cordoned off surrounding streets for fear there was another car bomb in the area.

Santa Pola, located on Spain's southeastern coast some 252 miles from Madrid, is packed with tourists in August.

Although the cause of the blast had still to be confirmed, the Basque separatist group ETA has frequently used car-bombs as part of its 32-year-old campaign for Basque independence in which some 800 people have been killed.