Posted AT 10:41 PM EDT on 08/03/08
Thousands mourn slain politician on the eve of Spanish election
MONDRAGON, Spain — Weeping and clutching flowers, thousands of people mourned a small-town politician killed by a suspected Basque separatist in an attack that shocked Spain two days before a general election.
For many Spaniards, the timing of the violence was reminiscent of the March, 2004 train bombings that killed 191 people in Madrid three days before elections.
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