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NEWS ABOUT: Basque separatists

Basque separatists stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - A senior Spanish police inspector was killed in the Basque region's city of Bilbao this morning in a car bombing, the BBC reports. The regional government blamed the attack on the Eta Basque separatist group. If that’s confirmed, it will mark the group’s first fatal attack since the... More »

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terrorism • Spain • Basque • car bomb • Basque separatists

Basque Separatists Hand Over Power After 30 Years

After 30 years, separatists lose power in Spanish region

May 5, 09 7:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Security has been ramped up in the Basque region of Spain today as it prepares for the inauguration of its first non-separatist government in 30 years. Spain's national left- and right-wing parties have come together to form a unity coalition, ending decades of rule by Basque separatists. The terrorist group... More »

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Spain • Basque • ETA • separatists • Spanish • Basque separatists • Popular Party • Socialist Party of Spain

Basque Military Chief
Nabbed in France

'Txeroki' had hand in ETA violence the past five years, say investigators

Nov 17, 08 4:04 AM CST
(Newser) - A military leader of the Basque separatist organization ETA linked to police murders and the 2006 Madrid airport bomb attack has been busted in France, reports the Times of London. The man, who goes by the nom de guerre of Txeroki, was arrested  in a small town in the Pyrenees.... More »

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Spain • France • Basque • Pyrenees • ETA • Basque separatists

 Spain's ETA Unleashes 
 3 Attacks in 24 Hours 

Basque terror group launches 3 attacks in 24 hours

Sep 22, 08 7:21 AM CDT
(AP) - A car bombing blamed on the armed Basque group ETA killed an army officer and wounded 6 people in northern Spain this morning. It was the third such attack in 24 hours in what appeared to be a stepped-up ETA offensive. The explosion happened as the building was being evacuated... More »

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terrorism • Spain • ETA • Basque separatists • Spain terror attacks

ETA Behind Blasts in Northern Spain

Bombs in tourist towns mark Basque group's summer awakening

Jul 21, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Basque separatist group ETA detonated five bombs in northern Spain yesterday in a coordinated attack, the Telegraph reports, though only one injury was reported. Four bombs went off in tourist resorts; a fifth targeted a bank near Bilbao. The explosions marked the traditional summer bombing campaign ETA has waged... More »

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terrorism • Spain • bomb • ETA • Bilbao • Basque separatists • Spain terror attacks

France Arrests Basque Terror Group's Leader

ETA's No. 1 busted
in joint police sting
with Spanish

May 21, 08 9:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The suspected leader of the ETA, the Basque separatist group and terrorist organization, has been arrested by a joint Spanish and French police operation. Some 30 armed officers raided the Bordeaux apartment of Javier López Peña, who is believed to have headed the ETA since 2004. López... More »

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terrorism • Spain • France • ETA • Basque separatists • Spain terror attacks • Bordeaux

 Cops Injured in
 Bilbao Blast 

ETA fingered for attack on Socialist headquarters

Apr 17, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A powerful car bomb believed to be the work of the Basque separatist group ETA exploded today in Spain, injuring at least seven police officers. The blast, which was preceded by a warning call, occurred outside the headquarters of Spain's ruling Socialist Party in the Basque city of Bilbao. The... More »

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terrorism • Spain • bombing • ETA • Bilbao • Basque separatists • Spain terror attacks • Socialist Party of Spain

Spanish PM: Basque Group Killed Pol

Eta separatists trying
to disrupt elections, Zapatero says

Mar 8, 08 6:51 AM CST
(Newser) - Spain’s Prime Minister is blaming Basque separatist group Eta for the shooting death of a party functionary a day before national elections, the BBC reports. Jose Zapatero, whose Socialist Party is expected to win the contest, painted Isaias Carrasco’s murder as an attempt to disrupt elections, but vowed... More »

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Spain • Eta • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • assassination • Spanish elections • Basque separatists • Spain terror attacks • Isaias Carrasco

Spain's PM Tells Church to Get Out of Election

Zapatero meets with Vatican rep over campaign to oust him

Feb 14, 08 11:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Spanish PM José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is meeting today with a Vatican representative to protest the Catholic Church's call for voters to oust his Socialist party in the March 9 general election. Zapatero was infuriated by bishops' publication of "moral guidance," calling on parishioners to vote out... More »

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divorce • Catholic Church • Spain • Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero • Vatican • Francisco Franco • Spanish elections • Basque separatists

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