1.   On several occasions since Thursday, Basque regional police in riot gear have stepped in to protect the Popular Unity offices.

2.   A spokesman for the Basque police said the toy exploded inside the family car when the boy started playing with it.

3.   A regional court judge ordered the arrests after Etxeberria and Alvarez ignored two previous summons on charges of slandering the Basque police.

4.   Basque regional police fired into the air twice to disperse the protesters, the Basque government said.

5.   Basque police Wednesday were holding two youths arrested in a raid the previous day in connection with the street violence campaign.

6.   Basque police said a man identifying himself as a member of the Basque armed group ETA warned of an imminent explosion at the disco.

7.   Basque regional police called off the search in the Bilbao hillside at midday Wednesday.

8.   Basque regional police Friday blamed the outlawed separatist group ETA for three parcel bombs mailed to prominent journalists in the troubled area.

9.   He praised Basque police for sharing intelligence and mounting raids Wednesday and Thursday in which eight alleged ETA members were arrested.

10.   No violence was reported and Basque regional police, seeking to avoid confrontation, remained in police vans that were largely out of sight during the march.