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A suspected member of the armed Basque group ETA was deported from Mexico on Thursday and arrested in Spain, where he is wanted for allegedly killing five Spanish police officers and a pregnant wife of one of the officers.
A glance at the armed Basque separatist group ETA and its conflict with Spain.
French police arrested the suspected leader of Basque separatist group ETA as part of joint cross-border raids, Spain's Interior Ministry said Sunday. He was among nine alleged ETA members arrested in recent days.
Police officers overpowered a man suspected of being a master forger for Basque separatist group ETA after he drew his .357 Magnum revolver on a crowded Paris railway platform, Spain's Interior Ministry said Saturday.
Spanish and French police arrested the reputed leader of the armed Basque separatist group ETA and five other people, hitting back amid a sustained campaign of bombings by the militant organization, officials said Wednesday.
A man alleged to head commando units for the Basque separatist group ETA was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 30 years in prison by a French court Wednesday.
The armed Basque group ETA has claimed responsibility for the killing of two Spanish Civil Guards in southern France earlier this month and warns it will attack Spain's security forces "wherever they may be," a Basque newspaper reported Friday.
French police on Wednesday arrested two armed people in connection with a weekend shooting that left two Spanish officers dead in what authorities described as the first Basque-related killings in France in more than three decades.
Spaniards held silent vigils across the country Monday to protest a shooting in southern France by suspected Basque separatists that left a Spanish policeman dead and another in a coma.
A member of the Spanish Civil Guard was shot and killed Saturday in southwest France in an attack officials blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA. It was the first death attributed to the militant group since it abandoned a cease-fire in June.
In a second statement since it shattered a self-imposed cease-fire, Basque separatist group ETA said in a published interview Sunday it retained a commitment to peace in the troubled northern region so long as "attacks on the Basque nation" end.
Thousands of people waving red-and-yellow Spanish flags protested in Madrid Saturday against a court ruling that shortened the prison sentence for one of the Basque separatist group ETA's most notorious killers.
Spain Increases Taxes to Tame Deficit Amid Recession Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Spain will raise value-added tax and levies on savings as the government seeks 11 billion euros ($16.2 billion) to tame one of the euro region's largest budget deficits even as the economy is still mired in recession.
Bomb blasts hit restaurant in Majorca, Spain - third ETA bombing in less than two weeksThe incident comes just 10 days after a car bombing on the island killed two Civil Guard officers and led to the temporary closure of ports and airports. Thousands of tourists were affected on Thursday, 31 July, as flights were turned back or diverted to other Spanish islands.
ETA's 50 Year Seacrh for AutonomyETA sent an unequivocal message to the Spanish government that their struggle for independence ahs some life left
ETA's empty message - Spain must remain sane in the face of this Basque separatist madnessThrough the long, weary years of the Troubles, Spain's media reported obsessively on Northern Ireland's ordeal. It saw Madrid's own struggle against Basque terrorism reflected in an Irish mirror.
ETA booby trap kills Majorcan policePolice on the Spanish island of Majorca have closed ports and airports in an attempt to catch those responsible for a car bomb that killed two civil guards and injured 46 other people.
Bomb explosion kills two on Spanish island of Majorca - Government closes popular vacation destination's ports and airports Two people have been killed and several others injured by a car bomb in a Majorca beach resort packed with British tourists.
Spanish police barracks hit by massive car bomb [Video]A barracks in the northern Spanish city of Burgos housing policemen and their families has been hit by a car bomb, thought to be the work of Eta
Dozens injured after car bomb explodes in SpainA powerful car bomb exploded early this morning in northern Spain outside a barracks housing police officers and their families, slightly injuring 46 people and causing major damage in the area. The attack was blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA.
ETA car bomb kills policeman in Bilbao, Spain - wife & children were with him - regional govt calls anti-terror march for Saturday evening (video)On Friday morning, ETA killed Eduardo Puelles Garcia, an inspector of Spanish National police, in the district of Ollargan in Arrigorriaga (Biscay) with a magnetic car bomb placed under his vehicle. The device exploded at 9.05 am.
Spanish justice minister resignsSpain's justice minister has announced his resignation after being criticised for going on a hunting trip with a prominent investigative judge.
Half a century on, Spanish terrorist group ETA vows to keep fighting (text & video)Two Basque newspapers published a statement from ETA in which it says support for independence is stronger now then when it was formed. The tough talk comes a month before key regional elections.
France holds 'Eta military head'The suspected military chief of the Basque separatist group, Eta, has been arrested in southern France, the French interior minister has announced. Michele Alliot-Marie said Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, alias "Txeroki", was arrested overnight in the Pyrenees.
Top ETA Leader Is Seized in France MADRID — Spanish and French authorities said on Wednesday they had arrested one of the highest-ranking members of ETA, dealing a blow to the Basque separatist group after a series of attacks in northern Spain.
March 11 Terror attacks in Madrid (2)However, main opposition party (popular party, PP) and victims associations disagree on the political conclusions derived from the trial, specially from conclusions from the government party, the socialist party (PSOE).
Lost son revives police hunt for Eta fugitive A fugitive Eta terrorist charged with multiple killings stands accused of abandoning his 12-year-old son on a remote and dangerous mountainside when he thought police were on his trail.
Small Bombs Explode on Tour de France Route in SpainMADRID, Spain — Two small explosives were detonated Wednesday along the Tour de France route in northern Spain before the cyclists raced by, but no one was injured, the Interior Ministry said.
While the attempted car-bombings in the UK have been making all the headlines, it is easy to have missed the news from France.
ETA calls off year-old cease-fireMADRID, Spain - The Basque separatist group ETA called off its cease-fire on Tuesday, saying the government was not committed to ending the nearly 40-year conflict.
ETA calls off year-old cease-fireThe armed Basque separatist group Eta said today it has called off the cease-fire it declared last year, setting the stage for a resumption of attacks.
May 2007 Eta Aquarids Meteor ShowerThis shower consists of debris shed by Halley's Comet. It typically produces a respectable number of meteors (20 or so per hour), but this year's appearance will be compromised by the light of a waning gibbous Moon.
ETA says ready for peace if Spanish attacks stopMADRID (Reuters) - Armed Basque separatists ETA on Sunday offered to make new commitments to the stagnated peace process if the Spanish state stopped its "attacks" in the Basque region, where police have been arresting ETA suspects.
Security forces are on maximum alert - Basque officialPolice in the Basque Country were on maximum alert Thursday over a possible attack by the armed Basque armed group ETA after police found explosives and arrested eight suspects in a raid, a Basque official said.
Terrorist freed after hunger strikeBy Fiona Govan in Madrid The prime minister of Spain fiercely defended yesterday the decision to release one of most notorious killers belonging to the Basque separatist group Eta.
Eta interview: publicity stunt or helpful debate?Sir, I would like to express my astonishment and deep regret for the publication in The Times, a newspaper with such reputation and influence, of the interview with Eta's terrorist, Ignacio de Juana Chaos.
THERE´S NO POLITICAL CONFLICT IN THE COUNTRY BASQUE.THERE´S JUST A BANCH OF MURDERERS WHO HAVE KILLED MORE THAN 800 PEOPLE THE LAST 30 YEARS.LET´S CALL THINGS BY THEIR NAME, ETA IS NOT A SEPARATIST GROUP, IT´S A TERRORIST GROUP.I´D LIKE YOU(THE TIMES) TO APOLOGIZE TO THE FAM …
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