Spain recalls Belgian envoy

MADRID - Spain recalled its ambassador to Belgium yesterday in protest at the fellow EU member's decision to stall on the extradition…

MADRID - Spain recalled its ambassador to Belgium yesterday in protest at the fellow EU member's decision to stall on the extradition of two Basque guerrilla suspects.

The move was announced in a Spanish foreign ministry statement expressing "profound displeasure" with Brussels.

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