List of ETA attacks
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This page is a list of attacks undertaken by the Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA
), an armed Basque separatist movement, mainly in Spain
. The list includes attacks by all the branches and divisions that ETA has had through its history, as well as some kale borroka
attacks. Important failed attacks are also included.
Since 1961, ETA has conducted many attacks against a variety of targets. Because these attacks number in the hundreds over a span of more than forty-five years, not all can be included here. This incomplete list may include attacks noted for being the first of their kind made by the organization, first in a particular area, notability of targets, large number of victims, unique method of attack, or other historic significance.
The number of people killed by ETA is sometimes highly disputed. The Spanish Interior Ministry, the Basque government, and most major news agencies state that 829 people have been killed in ETA attacks. Some victims' organizations such as the Asociación de Víctimas del Terrorismo
and the Colectivo de Víctimas del Terrorismo en el País Vasco place the death toll of ETA's victims at 952, including in the list DRIL
's victim Begoña Urroz (regarded by some sources as ETA's first victim) and several unresolved attacks such as the Hotel Corona de Aragón fire
.
From 1968 until 2002, there had been more than 3,300 ETA attacks, which have also left more than 2,000 people injured.
ETA
ETA , an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna is an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. The group was founded in 1959 and has since evolved from a group promoting traditional Basque culture to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Greater Basque Country...
), an armed Basque separatist movement, mainly in Spain
Spain
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. The list includes attacks by all the branches and divisions that ETA has had through its history, as well as some kale borroka
Kale borroka
Kale borroka refers to urban guerrilla actions carried out by Basque nationalist youth who are integrated into the abertzale left. Along with ETA, the kale borroka is the only remaining armed faction of Basque nationalists in the Basque Conflict....
attacks. Important failed attacks are also included.
Since 1961, ETA has conducted many attacks against a variety of targets. Because these attacks number in the hundreds over a span of more than forty-five years, not all can be included here. This incomplete list may include attacks noted for being the first of their kind made by the organization, first in a particular area, notability of targets, large number of victims, unique method of attack, or other historic significance.
Overview
| ETA deaths by status of victim | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | No. | ||
| Civilian | 343 | ||
| Members of security forces | 486 | ||
| of whom: | |||
| Guardia Civil | 203 | ||
| Cuerpo Nacional de Policía | 146 | ||
| Spanish Army Spanish Army The Spanish Army is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest active armies - dating back to the 15th century.-Introduction:... |
98 | ||
| Policia Municipal | 24 | ||
| Ertzaintza Ertzaintza The Ertzaintza , is the police force of the Basque Country, one of the autonomous communities of Spain. An Ertzaintza member is an ertzaina .- Origins :... |
13 | ||
| Mossos d'Esquadra Mossos d'Esquadra The Mossos d'Esquadra are the police force of Catalonia, one of the autonomous communities of Spain. It is the oldest civil police force in Europe, founded in the 18th century as the Esquadres de Catalunya to protect the people of Catalonia.... |
1 | ||
| French National Gendarmerie | 1 | ||
| Total | |||
| 829 people killed | |||
The number of people killed by ETA is sometimes highly disputed. The Spanish Interior Ministry, the Basque government, and most major news agencies state that 829 people have been killed in ETA attacks. Some victims' organizations such as the Asociación de Víctimas del Terrorismo
Asociación de Víctimas del Terrorismo
The Association of Victims of Terrorism is a Spanish association created in 1981 by victims of terrorist attacks. Its members include those injured in terrorist attacks, and their families, by ETA, GRAPO, the Provisional Irish Republican Army and Al Qaeda. It has a membership of 6,000Its current...
and the Colectivo de Víctimas del Terrorismo en el País Vasco place the death toll of ETA's victims at 952, including in the list DRIL
DRIL
DRIL is a surgical method of treating vascular access steal syndrome.-Procedure:A short distal bypass is created and the artery just distal to the AV anastomosis is ligated....
's victim Begoña Urroz (regarded by some sources as ETA's first victim) and several unresolved attacks such as the Hotel Corona de Aragón fire
Hotel Corona de Aragón fire
The "Corona de Aragón" fire killed at least 80 people in the five star "Corona de Aragón" Hotel in Zaragoza on 12 July 1979.According to the official version of events provided at the time by the Spanish government, the fire was started accidentally by an oil fire in the Hotel café.At the time of...
.
From 1968 until 2002, there had been more than 3,300 ETA attacks, which have also left more than 2,000 people injured.
1961-1969
- July 18, 1961: In the organization's first attack, ETA activists unsuccessfully attempt to derailDerailmentA derailment is an accident on a railway or tramway in which a rail vehicle, or part or all of a train, leaves the tracks on which it is travelling, with consequent damage and in many cases injury and/or death....
trains carrying FrancoFrancisco FrancoFrancisco Franco y Bahamonde was a Spanish general, dictator and head of state of Spain from October 1936 , and de facto regent of the nominally restored Kingdom of Spain from 1947 until his death in November, 1975...
supporters to commemorative celebrations in San SebastiánSan SebastiánDonostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...
. - September 24, 1965: An ETA unit intercepts and robs a bank courier.
- April, 1967: ETA activists assault the Banco Guipuzcoano in VillabonaVillabonaVillabona is a village of over 5500 inhabitants in the comarca of Tolosaldea, Gipuzkoa province, Basque Country, Spain. It has a urban area, close to the Oria River, and a rural area, Amasa, around which the village originally formed. Villabona is located in the Oria Valley, in the foothills of...
, taking over one million pesetasSpanish pesetaThe peseta was the currency of Spain between 1869 and 2002. Along with the French franc, it was also a de facto currency used in Andorra .- Etymology :...
in ETA's first direct bank robbery. - December 1967: An ETA squad attempts to blow up buildings in EibarÉibarEibar is a city and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain. The city was chartered by Alfonso XI of Castile in 1346...
and ElgoibarElgoibarElgoibar is an industrial town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.It is located in a valley and it is traversed by the Deba river....
(both in Gipuzkoa). During the getaway, an exchange of gunfire with the members of the Guardia Civil at a roadblock wounds two of the ETA activists. - June 7, 1968: A gunfight between ETA activists and the Guardia Civil at a roadblock near AdunaAdunaAduna is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the North of Spain. On 2003 Aduna had a total population of 341....
(Gipuzkoa) kills Guardia member José Pardines, in the first death attributed to ETA. Following the incident, the two ETA activists are shot at another roadblock. The first, Txabi Etxebarrieta, is killed, while the second, Iñaki Sarasqueta, is wounded. - August 2, 1968: An ETA assassin shoots and kills Melitón ManzanasMelitón ManzanasMelitón Manzanas González was a high-ranking police officer in Francoist Spain, known as a torturer and the first planned victim of ETA....
, a police commissioner, as he returns to his home in IrunIrunIrun is a town of the Bidasoa-Txingudi region in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain...
(Gipuzkoa). It is ETA's first planned assassination. The Franco government declares a "state of exception" in the province the next day.
1970-1979
- January 17, 1972: ETA kidnaps Lorenzo Zabala Suinaga, the ethnic Basque director of a factory where striking workers were recently fired. ETA demands that the factory make concessions to its workers. These conditions are largely met on January 22, the strikers return to work, and Zabala is found unharmed in a rural area on the night of January 24.
- August 29, 1972: ETA activists kill GaldakaoGaldakaoGaldakao is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.It is located in the Greater Bilbao, in the valley of the Ibaizabal river, near the Ganguren mountain range...
policeman Eloy Garcia in a shootout. - January 16, 1973: An ETA commando kidnaps Navarran industrialist Felipe Huarte from his home. ETA demands 50 million pesetas and concessions to striking workers at a factory owned by Huarte. With payment of the ransom and resolution of the labor dispute, Huarte is released on January 26.
- January 31, 1973: ETA activists assault a powder magazineMagazine (artillery)Magazine is the name for an item or place within which ammunition is stored. It is taken from the Arabic word "makahazin" meaning "warehouse".-Ammunition storage areas:...
near HernaniHernani, SpainHernani is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is located at Latitude: 43° 16' 0N , Longitude: 1° 58' 0W. Hernani has an altitude of 200 ft .-External links:* and Basque.* Basque, , and ....
(Gipuzkoa) and take 3,000 kilograms of explosivesExplosive materialAn explosive material, also called an explosive, is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure...
, later hiding them in the same "safe house" near San Sebastián where Felipe Huarte had been kept. - December 20, 1973: Prime MinisterPrime Minister of SpainThe President of the Government of Spain , sometimes known in English as the Prime Minister of Spain, is the head of Government of Spain. The current office is established under the Constitution of 1978...
Admiral Luis Carrero BlancoLuis Carrero BlancoDon Luis Carrero Blanco, 1st Duke of Carrero Blanco, Grandee of Spain was a Spanish admiral and long-time confidant of dictator Francisco Franco.- Biography :...
is killed along with his driver and a bodyguard when ETA detonates explosives under his passing vehicleOperación OgroOperación Ogro was the name given by ETA to the assassination of Luis Carrero Blanco the Prime Minister of Spain in 1973...
on a Madrid street as Carrero Blanco returns from MassMass (liturgy)"Mass" is one of the names by which the sacrament of the Eucharist is called in the Roman Catholic Church: others are "Eucharist", the "Lord's Supper", the "Breaking of Bread", the "Eucharistic assembly ", the "memorial of the Lord's Passion and Resurrection", the "Holy Sacrifice", the "Holy and...
. The tunnel in which the explosives were placed had been prepared over nearly two weeks. - September 13, 1974: The Cafetería Rolando bombingCafetería Rolando bombingThe Cafetería Rolando bombing was an attack on the Rolando cafe in Calle del Correo, Madrid, Spain which killed 13 people and wounded 71. Though no claim of responsibility was made, the attack is widely believed to have been carried out by the armed Basque separatist group ETA.-Background:The...
. Located near the Dirección General de Seguridad (Directorate-General of Security) and another police building, the explosion inside the cafe kills and wounds an unclear number of patrons (reported as nine and fifty-six, respectively, by The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
). ETA officially denies responsibility, but several leftists are arrested and charged with the crime later claim the organization provided the explosives and expertise for the bombing. - December 18, 1974: An ETA squad unsuccessfully attempts to steal 25 million pesetas from a factory near UrdulizUrdulizUrduliz is a municipality of Biscay, in the Basque Country, an Autonomous Community in northern Spain.It is connected to the rest of the Greater Bilbao conurbation by the subway and bus services. The municipality shows a mixture of industrial and rural qualities, being divided in three separate...
, wounding two members of the Guardia Civil while escaping. - December 28, 1974: ETA activists rob the Banco de BilbaoBanco Bilbao Vizcaya ArgentariaBanco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. is a multinational Spanish banking group. It was formed in 1999 from the merger of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya and Argentaria, both of which in turn had previously amalgamated three important banks in Spain, namely Banco de Bilbao, Banco de Vizcaya, Banco Exterior de...
in VitoriaVitoria-GasteizVitoria-Gasteiz is the capital city of the province of Álava and of the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain with a population of 235,661 people. It is the second largest Basque city...
, taking six million pesetas. - March 30, 1975: A police inspector named José Diaz Linares is killed in San Sebastián by ETA.
- April 22, 1975: A policeman named Morán is killed by ETA in AlgortaAlgortaAlgorta is a locality within the municipality of Getxo, in the province of Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. In 1996, the population of Algorta was 35,600....
. - May 14, 1975: ETA kills a Guardia Civil lieutenant in Guernica.
- October 5, 1975: Three agents of the Guardia Civil are killed when an ETA bomb destroys their vehicle while on patrol in the mountains of Gipuzkoa.
- November 24, 1975: In the organization's first attack since the death of Franco on November 20, ETA assassinates Antonio Echeverría, the mayor of Oyarzun (Gipuzkoa) and alleged police informer.
- January 15, 1976: ETA activists kidnap José Luis Arrasate, son of a Basque industrialist, from his home in BerrizBerrizBerriz is an elizate, town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, northern Spain...
. The family is unable to pay the ransom, and amid condemnation from various Basque groups, Arrasate is released unharmed on February 15. - February 1976: Victor Legoburu, mayor of Galdakao and alleged police informer, is killed by ETA.
- April 1976: ETA claims responsibility for the killings of two Spanish policemen in Southern FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Later in the month, the group electrocutes guardia civil Miguel Gordo Garcia when he attempts to remove a booby-trappedBooby trapA booby trap is a device designed to harm or surprise a person, unknowingly triggered by the presence or actions of the victim. As the word trap implies, they often have some form of bait designed to lure the victim towards it. However, in other cases the device is placed on busy roads or is...
Basque flagIkurriñaThe ikurrina flag or ikurriña is a Basque symbol and the official flag of the Basque Country Autonomous Community of Spain.-Design:...
in BarakaldoBarakaldoBarakaldo , is a municipality in the Basque Country in Spain. It is located in the Biscay province, administratively included in the "Basque Autonomous Community", on the left bank of the Estuary of Bilbao.Barakaldo is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area , and its official population...
. In the same month, ETA kidnaps and kills Angel Berazadi, a Basque industrialist. - October 4, 1976: Assassination of Juan María De Araluce VillarAssassination of Juan María De Araluce VillarThe assassination of Juan María De Araluce Villar was an attack by the Basque separatist group ETA which took place on 4 October 1976 in San Sebastián in the Basque Country in northern Spain. Three ETA members carrying pistols and submachine guns killed Araluce, the Government appointed President...
. In a daytime machine gun attack on the streets of San Sebastián, ETA activists kill Juan María De Araluce Villar, president of the Provincial Assembly of Gipuzkoa and member of the Council of the Realm, along with his driver and three police guards. Ten bystanders are wounded. - October 8, 1977: In Guernica, ETA gunmen kill Augusto Guillermo Unceta Barrenechea, president of the Provincial Assembly of Vizcaya, along with two guardia civil who had been escorting him.
- May 9, 1978: In Pamplona, a bomb concealed in a streetlight explodes as a Guardia Civil vehicle passes, killing agent Manuel Lopez Gonzalez.
- September 25, 1978: ETA gunmen kill two guardia civiles in San Sebastián, then hijack a taxi while making their escape.
1980-1989
- 1980: ETA kills more people than any other year, with the greatest number of casualties in an attack at Ispaster1980 Ispaster attackThe 1980 Ispaster attack was a gun and grenade attack by the Basque separatist organisation ETA which occurred on 1 February 1980 near the Basque town of Ispaster. The targets were a convoy of civil guards who were escorting workers and weapons from the nearby Esperanza y Cia Arms factory to Bilbao...
, where 6 Civil Guards and 2 ETA members were killed during a gun and grenade attack. - 1981: A bomb exploded in the hull, near the boiler area of the Spanish destroyer Marqués de la Ensenada (D-43) while anchored in the port city of Santander, CantabriaSantander, CantabriaThe port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community and historical region of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain. Located east of Gijón and west of Bilbao, the city has a population of 183,446 .-History:...
, Spain. - September 1985: First ETA car bomb in Madrid kills an American citizen and wounds 16 Civil Guards.
- February 26, 1986: Rear Admiral Cristóbal Colón de Carvajal y Maroto and his driver; the Rear Admiral, descended from Cristóbal ColónCristobal ColonCristobal Colon may refer to:*Cristobal Colon, Spanish version of the name of the explorer Christopher Columbus*Spanish cruiser Cristobal Colon , a Spanish unprotected cruiser that foundered off Cuba in 1895...
. - July 14, 1986: A car bomb on República Dominicana square in Madrid explodes at the passing of a small bus carrying young Civil Guards, killing 12 of them and injuring 50 people.
- June 19, 1987: 1987 Hipercor bombing1987 Hipercor bombingThe 1987 Hipercor bombing was a car bomb attack by the Basque separatist organisation ETA which occurred on 19 June 1987 at the Hipercor shopping centre on Avinguda Meridiana, Barcelona, Spain. The bombing killed 21 people and injured 45 people.-Background:...
: A car bomb explodes in the underground car park of an HipercorHipercorHipercor S.A. is an up-scale chain of hypermarkets in Spain, belonging to the same group as El Corte Inglés. It has its head office in the El Corte Inglés head office building in Madrid....
supermarket in Barcelona, killing 21 civilians and injuring 45, amongst them several small children. - December 11, 1987: 1987 Zaragoza Barracks bombing1987 Zaragoza Barracks bombingThe 1987 Zaragoza barracks bombing was a car bomb attack by the Basque separatist organisation ETA, which occurred on 11 December 1987. A vehicle containing 250 kilograms of amonal was parked beside the main Guardia Civil barracks in the city of Zaragoza, Spain; its subsequent explosion caused...
: 250 kg of explosives inside a car bomb explode next to the Civil Guard's Barracks in ZaragozaZaragozaZaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
, killing 11 people and injuring 88.
1990-1999
- December 8, 1990: A car bomb explodes in the town of SabadellSabadellSabadell is the second largest city in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, Spain. It is in the south of the comarca, on the River Ripoll, 20 km north-west of Barcelona...
(BarcelonaBarcelona (province)Barcelona is a province of eastern Spain, in the center of the autonomous community of Catalonia.-Overview:It is bordered by the provinces of Tarragona, Lleida, and Girona, and by the Mediterranean Sea....
) killing 6 Policía Nacional officers and injuring 10 people, including two other police officers. The officers died when a car bomb went off at the passing of the officer's van. - May 29, 1991: A car bomb1991 Vic bombingThe 1991 Vic bombing was an attack carried out by the Basque separatist group ETA which occurred on 29 May, 1991 when a car bomb carrying more than 200 kg of explosive went off outside a Civil Guard barracks in the Catalonian city of Vic, Spain...
loaded with 70 kg of explosives is detonated inside the Civil Guard's Casa Cuartel in VicVicVic is the capital of the comarca of Osona, in the Barcelona Province, Catalonia, Spain. Vic's location, only 69 km far from Barcelona and 60 km from Girona, has made it one of the most important towns in central Catalonia.-History:...
(Barcelona), which was located next to a school. 10 people are killed (4 of them children) and 44 are injured. The day after the bombing, two members of the ETA cell which carried out the attack, were killed by the Civil Guard in a raid on a house at Lliçà d'AmuntLliçà d'AmuntLliçà d'Amunt is a city in Vallès Oriental, Catalonia, Spain....
, near Barcelona. - June 21, 1993: A car bomb explodes at the passing of a military van at the junction of López de Hoyos and Joaquín Costa streets in MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, killing 6 soldiers, 1 civilian and injuring 20 people. - 1995: Assassination plot on King Juan Carlos of Spain failed.
- April 19, 1995: Nearly successful attempt to kill José María AznarJosé María AznarJosé María Alfredo Aznar López served as the Prime Minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He is on the board of directors of News Corporation.-Early life:...
, the leader of Spain's right-wing opposition and future Prime Minister. A car bomb loaded with 40 kg of explosives is detonated at the passing of his official car. He is saved by his vehicle's armor plating but a bystander is killed in the blast. - December 11, 1995: A car bomb explodes at the passing of military van in the VallecasVallecasVallecas is a neighborhood of Madrid composed of two districts: Puente de Vallecas and Villa de Vallecas...
district of Madrid, killing 6 civilians who worked for the Army. The explosion also left 17 people injured and great damage around the area. - January 17, 1996: Abduction of José Antonio Ortega Lara, civil servant in a prison in LogroñoLogroñoLogroño is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, formerly known as La Rioja Province.The population of Logroño in 2008 was 153,736 and a metropolitan population of nearly 197,000 inhabitants...
. ETA demands the relocation of imprisoned ETA members for the restoration of his freedom. Ortega Lara is rescued by the police 532 days later on July 1, 1997. This has been the longest kidnapping ever in Spain. - July 10, 1997: Abduction of Basque councilor Miguel Angel BlancoMiguel Ángel BlancoMiguel Ángel Blanco Garrido was a local Spanish politician for the People's Party, who was kidnapped and subsequently executed by the Basque terrorist group ETA.-Early life:...
, prompting six million Spaniards to join mass demonstrations against ETA. The organization asks the government to relocate all imprisoned ETA members in prisons closer to the Basque Country in 48 hours. When the government does not accept this demand, Miguel Angel Blanco is shot and dies the 13 July. - December 21–22, 1999: The Spanish Civil Guard intercepts a Madrid-bound van driven by ETA members and loaded with 950 kg of explosives near CalatayudCalatayudCalatayud is a city and municipality in the province of Zaragoza in Aragón, Spain lying on the river Jalón, in the midst of the Sistema Ibérico mountain range. It is the second-largest city in the province after the capital, Zaragoza, and the largest town in Aragón other than the three provincial...
(ZaragozaZaragoza (province)Zaragoza is a province of northern Spain, in the central part of the autonomous community of Aragon.Its capital is Zaragoza, which is also the capital of the autonomous community. Other towns in Zaragoza include Calatayud, Borja, La Almunia de Doña Godina, Ejea de los Caballeros and Tarazona.Its...
); the next day, another van loaded with 750 kg is found not far from there. The incident is known as "la caravana de la muerte" (the convoy of death). Shortly after 9/11, ETA confirmed their plan had been to use those 1,700 kg to blow down Torre PicassoTorre PicassoTorre Picasso is a skyscraper in Madrid, Spain. From 1988 till 2007 it was the tallest building in Madrid with its 157 m and 43 floors. Torre Picasso is located next to the Pablo Picasso Square, within the commercial complex AZCA along the Paseo de la Castellana...
(online report with video in Spanish).
2000
- January 21: ETA ends a 19-month lull in their guerrilla war with two massive car bombs in Madrid that kill Spanish army officer Pedro Antonio Blanco Garcia. Four people were reported injured, including one child. No injuries were reported for the second blast. A police officer was reported to have died in a shootout after the attack.
- February 22: An ETA car bomb kills the secretary general of the Socialist Party for the Basque province of AlavaÁlavaÁlava is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Álava. Its capital city is Vitoria-Gasteiz which is also the capital of the autonomous community...
, Fernando Buesa BlancoFernando BuesaFernando Buesa Blanco was a Spanish Basque politician in the Basque Christian Democracy and in the Socialist Party of Euskadi - Euskadiko Ezkerra branch of the social democratic Spanish Socialist Workers' Party...
, and his bodyguard. The bomb was detonated as they walked past in a university campus in Vitoria. - March 6: A car bomb loaded with 30 kg of explosives goes off at the passing of a Civil Guard patrolNissan PatrolThe Nissan Patrol is a four-wheel drive vehicle manufactured by Nissan in Japan since 1951. In Japan since 1980, it has been known as the Nissan Safari. The Patrol is available in Australasia, Central and South America, South Africa, parts of Southeast Asia and Western Europe as well as Iran and...
in San Sebastián. 7 people were injured. - March 21: A homemade bomb explodes in front of the house of journalist Pedro Briongos. The explosion caused damage to the building but no injuries.
- March 27: ETA tries to kill Spanish National Radio journalist Carlos Herrera with a letter bomb sent to his office in SevilleSevilleSeville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
. The device was defused by police. - May 7: José Luis López de la Calle, a journalist and contributor to the Basque edition of the Madrid-based daily El MundoEl Mundo (Spain)El Mundo is the second largest printed and the largest digital daily newspaper in Spain and one of the newspapers of record in that country, with a daily circulation topping 300,000 readers for the printed edition and 24 million unique web visitors per month for the...
is shot dead outside his home in AndoainAndoainAndoain is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain. Nowadays it has a population above 13,000 inhabitants, which has been decreasing since 1981....
. - June 4: José María Pedrosa Urkiza, Partido Popular town councillor for DurangoDurangoDurango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja...
, is shot dead by ETA members. - July 7: Ertzaintza officers defuse a bomb attached to the car of a businessman in the town of OrdiziaOrdiziaOrdizia is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.The professional cycle road race Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia is held yearly in Ordizia....
, Guipúzcoa. - July 12: A car bomb goes off in the center of Madrid injuring 12 people. The explosion was an attempt to kill police officers, as the device exploded 10 minutes before the scheduled time and officers were still clearing off the area.
- July 15: A local Partido Popular politician, Jose Maria Martin Carpena, is shot dead in the city of MalagaMálagaMálaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
, AndalusiaAndalusiaAndalusia is the most populous and the second largest in area of the autonomous communities of Spain. The Andalusian autonomous community is officially recognised as a nationality of Spain. The territory is divided into eight provinces: Huelva, Seville, Cádiz, Córdoba, Málaga, Jaén, Granada and...
. - July 16: A car bomb explodes in a Civil Guard barracks in the town of ÁgredaÁgredaÁgreda is a town located in the province of Soria, Castile and León, Spain.Ágreda is the regional services center in the Northeast of the province of Soria. Its abundant heritage as well as the local fiestas of the Virgin, and the Archangel Michael attract a large number of tourists.-History:In the...
, SoriaSoriaSoria is a city in north-central Spain, the capital of the province of Soria in the autonomous community of Castile and León. , the municipality has a population of c. 39,500 inhabitants, nearly 40% of the population of the province...
slightly injuring one person and causing great damage. - July 18: ETA sets off a powerful bomb in a shopping centre in Vitoria. No one was injured in the attack, which also destroyed the headquarters of a bank.
- July 19: A bomb is found attached to a car belonging to senior Socialist politician Jose Asenjo in the city of Malaga. The bomb safely detonated by police.
- July 20: A car loaded with explosives is defused by police in Malaga after a warning call from ETA.
- July 24: A car bomb explodes in Getxo and damages the house of Partido Popular Senator Pilar Aresti. 4 people were injured in the attack.
- July 26: Police defuse a bomb attached to the car of Partido Popular councilor Agustín Ramos Vallejo in Durango.
- July 27: A 1,5 kg bomb explodes in a bank machine in Vitoria.
- July 29: ETA members shot dead Socialist politician Juan María Jáuregui in Tolosa, Guipuzcoa. A car bomb, used to run away, exploded hours later in Villabona.
- August 7: Four members of ETA die when a bomb exploded in their car in Bilbao. Police suspected they were taking the vehicle loaded with explosives to use as a car bomb somewhere in the city.
- August 8: A car bomb explodes in Zumaia, Guipúzcoa killing José Maria Korta Uranga, the president of an employers' organization. Later that day, a car bomb exploded in Madrid, injuring 11 people.
- August 9: ETA gunmen kill Spanish lieutenant Francisco Casanova Vicente in Pamplona. Tension rises in Spain with anti and pro-ETA demonstrations and riots.
- August 20: A car bomb in the town of Sallent de GallegoSallent de GállegoSallent de Gállego is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain.The town is located in the central Pyrenees besides the reservoir of Lanuza on the foot of some of the highest summits of the chain, close to the border with France...
, Huesca kills two young Civil Guards. - August 24: A series of bombs go off at several Basque companies offices. A total of 6 bombs exploded in the towns San Sebastián, Irun and Lazkao.
- August 29: Partido Popular councilor Manuel Indiano Azaustre is shot dead inside his sweet shop in Zumárraga, Guipúzcoa.
- September 10: A bomb explodes in a discothèque in Itziar, Guipúzcoa, causing great damage to the building. No one was injured.
- September 14: Former Socialist politician Jose Ramon Recalde survives after being shot in the head in San Sebastian.
- September 16: Police defuse eight grenade launchers in Hernani, Guipúzcoa where King Juan Carlos, Jose Maria Aznar and German Chancellor Gerhard SchroderGerhard SchröderGerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder is a German politician, and was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany , he led a coalition government of the SPD and the Greens. Before becoming a full-time politician, he was a lawyer, and before becoming Chancellor...
were visiting a local museum. - September 21: Partido Popular councilor Jose Luis Ruiz Casado is shot dead in Sant Adrià del Besòs, Barcelona.
- October 7: Police safely explode a bomb placed under the car of a Spanish officer in Seville.
- October 8: Police safely explode another bomb placed under the car of a Spanish officer in Seville.
- October 9: Police defuse a bomb placed insde the car of a Spanish officer in Seville. That same day, judge Luis Portero is shot dead in GranadaGranadaGranada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...
. - October 16: Military doctor Antonio Muñoz Cariñanos is shot dead in his office in Seville.
- October 21: Police safely defuse a bomb attached to the car of Juan Antonio Gallastegui, politician linked to EA.
- October 22: A car bomb explodes in Vitoria, killing prison official Máximo Casado Carrera. Later that day, lawyer José María Muguruza Velilla received a parcel bomb at his home in San Sebastian, which was later defused by police.
- October 30: A car bomb loaded with 20 kg of explosive goes off in the center of Madrid, killing Supreme CourtSupreme courtA supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of many legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, instance court, judgment court, high court, or apex court...
judge Francisco Querol Lombardero. 3 other people died in the explosion, including a bus driver hit by the blast. 74 other people were injured in ETA's deadliest attack in years. - November 2: A car bomb explodes at the Avinguda DiagonalAvinguda Diagonal, BarcelonaAvinguda Diagonal is the name of one of Barcelona's broadest and most important avenues. It cuts the city in two, diagonally from west to east , hence the name....
avenue in Barcelona, injuring a security officer and a municipal officer. - November 10: A bomb fails to go off in front of the house of two journalists, Aurora Intxausti and Juan Palomo, in San Sebastian.
- November 11: A booby trap bomb explodes outside a police barracks in San Sebastian, injuring 10 police officers.
- November 21: Former Socialist health minister Ernest LluchErnest LluchErnest Lluch Martín, was a Spanish economist and politician from Catalonia. He was Minister of Health and Consumption from 1982-1986 in the first post-Francisco Franco Spanish Socialist Workers' Party government of Felipe González...
is shot dead in a parking of Barcelona. Earlier that day, a bomb caused great damage to a estate agency in Guernica, Biscay and grenades were thrown towards a Civil Guard barrack in Irún. One of the grenades injured a policeman and another one hit a children school. Police defused a car bomb next to the barracks. - December 5: Police defuse a bomb placed in front of a court house in EibarÉibarEibar is a city and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain. The city was chartered by Alfonso XI of Castile in 1346...
, Gipuzkoa. - December 14: A car bomb explodes in ViladecavallsViladecavallsViladecavalls is a municipality in the comarca of the Vallès Occidental in Catalonia, north-western Spain.-References:*Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria . Guia de Catalunya, Barcelona:Caixa de Catalunya. ISBN 84-87135-01-3 . ISBN 84-87135-02-1 .-External...
, Barcelona, killing Partido Popular councilor Francisco Cano Consuegra. - December 18: ETA tries to kill a professor by placing a bomb inside an elevator at the University of the Basque CountryUniversity of the Basque CountryThe University of the Basque Country is the only public university in the Basque Country, in Northern Spain...
in Lejona, Biscay. - December 20: A municipal police officer is shot dead in the center of Barcelona.
- December 27: A bomb explodes in a social security office in San Sebastian. No one was injured.
- December 31: A car loaded with 160 kg of dynamite is defused by police in Seville after a warning call from ETA.
2001
- January 9: A bomb fails to explode in ZarautzZarautzZarautz is a coastal town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.The town is a popular tourist destination with the population swelling from its usual 22,812 to around 60,000 in summer. The Palace of Narros, located adjacent to Zarautz's 2.8 km long beach,...
, Guipúzcoa when Partido Popular members were paying tribute to a councillor killed by ETA. - January 10: Two 6 kg backpackBackpackA backpack is, in its simplest form, a cloth sack carried on one's back and secured with two straps that go over the shoulders, but there can be exceptions...
bombs explode in the city of GironaGironaGirona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
. No one was injured but there was great damage to a government building. - January 15: A small bomb goes off outside an Ertzaintza-related union office in BilbaoBilbaoBilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
. - January 20: Two homemade bombs explode outside the houses of two Ertzaintza officers in Bilbao. No one was injured.
- January 22: Civil Guard officers deactivate a massive car bomb placed by ETA in GetxoGetxoGetxo is a town located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the north of Spain.It is part of the metropolitan area of Bilbao , and has about 83,000 inhabitants...
, BiscayBiscayBiscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...
. - January 24: Police defuse a bomb placed by ETA under the car of a Spanish army worker in Zizur MayorZizur MayorZizur Mayor is a municipality in the Spanish autonomous community of Navarra, Northern Spain.It's located near the capital city of Navarra ....
, Navarre. - January 26: A car bomb in a suburb of San Sebastian kills a navy cook employee and injures 2 people.
- January 31: Two Civil Guards escape death after a bomb targeted at them explodes in PasaiaPasaiaPasaia is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community of northern Spain. It is a fishing community, commercial port and the birth place of the fighting admiral Blas de Lezo. Pasaia lies approximately 5 km east of Donostia's centre, lying at the...
, Guipúzcoa. No one was injured. - February 3: A post office in San Sebastián is destroyed by the thrown of dozens of molotov cocktails.
- February 12: A car bomb loaded with 40 kg of dynamite fails to explode in Madrid. According to Spanish press, the attack was targeted at an important almirant of the Spanish army.
- February 18: The son and wife of a Socialist councillor in Getxo, Biscay are slightly injured after molotov cocktails are thrown at their house.
- February 22: Two commuting electrical workers are killed by a car bomb explosion in San Sebastián. The blast seriously injured the supposed target, a Socialist town councilor. 3 other people were also injured. That same dar, the suspected head of the ETA commandos, Txapote, was arrested in France.
- February 23: Three bombs explode inside a youth local office in the town of Zumárraga, Guipúzcoa. The devices caused minor damage to the building.
- February 28: Police deactivate a bomb in CintruénigoCintruénigoCintruénigo is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.-External links:** http://www.loignoro.com* Pagina web de Loignoro, grupo de rock-punk de Cintruénigo*...
, NavarreNavarreNavarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
. That dame day, a bomb explodes inside a post office in Hernani, Guipúzcoa. No one was injured. - March 9: ETA members stole more than 1.6 tons of explosives and 20,000 detonators from a warehouse in the French city of GrenobleGrenobleGrenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
, IsèreIsèreIsère is a department in the Rhône-Alpes region in the east of France named after the river Isère.- History :Isère is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Dauphiné...
. - March 10: A car bomb kills an Ertzaintza officer in Hernani. Hours later, a bomb went off at a post office in Beasain, Guipúzcoa. No one was injured.
- March 17: A car bomb in front of a hotel in Roses, Girona kills a Mossos d'EsquadraMossos d'EsquadraThe Mossos d'Esquadra are the police force of Catalonia, one of the autonomous communities of Spain. It is the oldest civil police force in Europe, founded in the 18th century as the Esquadres de Catalunya to protect the people of Catalonia....
police officer. 3 other people were injured. - March 18: Police safely detonate a car bomb in GandiaGandiaGandia is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Eastern Spain on the Mediterranean. Gandia is located on the Costa del Azahar, 65 km south of Valencia and 96 km north of Alicante....
, ValenciaValencia (province)Valencia or València is a province of Spain, in the central part of the Valencian Community.It is bordered by the provinces of Alicante, Albacete, Cuenca, Teruel, Castellón, and the Mediterranean Sea...
. The blast caused great damage to a nearby hotel. - March 20: ETA gunmen kill the deputy mayor of Lasarte-OriaLasarte-OriaLasarte-Oria is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:* Information available in Spanish and Basque.* Information available in Spanish...
, Guipúzcoa and member of the Socialist party Froilán Elespe Inciarte. - March 28: Two bomb are detonated on the steps of TolosaTolosa, SpainTolosa is a town and municipality to the south of Donostia-San Sebastián in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. It is located in a valley of the river Oria and overlooked by Uzturre, a white cross-topped mountain.-Famous people from Tolosa:...
and AzpeitiaAzpeitiaAzpeitia is a town and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain, located on the Urola river a few kilometres east of Azkoitia. Its population is 13,708 . It is located 16 miles southwest of Donostia/San Sebastián.Azpeitia is the birth place of Ignatius of Loyola...
court houses, both in Guipúzcoa. No one was injured. - April 1: A homemade bomb explodes in the court house of AbadiñoAbadiñoAbadiño is a town located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain, about 35 km from the provincial capital of Bilbao....
, Biscay. No one was injured. - April 15: A bomb explodes at the house of a UPNUPNUnited Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
councilor of Villava, Navarre. No one was injured. - April 21: A 4 kg bomb explodes in front of the house of two Partido Popular councilors for the towns of HondarribiaHondarribiaHondarribia is a town situated on the west shore of Bidasoa river's mouth, in Gipuzkoa, Basque Country, Spain. The border town is sited on a little promontory facing Hendaye over the Txingudi bay. The town holds an ancient old quarter with walls and a castle...
and IrunIrunIrun is a town of the Bidasoa-Txingudi region in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, Spain...
, both in Guipuzkoa. - May 2: Ertzaina safely detonates a bomb found in an industrial park in UrnietaUrnietaUrnieta is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:* Information available in Spanish and Basque.* Information available in Spanish...
, Guipúzcoa. - May 6: Senior Popular Party member Manuel Jimenez Abad is shot dead in ZaragozaZaragozaZaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
. - May 12: A car bomb explodes in front of a bank headquarters in Madrid, injuring 13 people. The blast caused great damage to the area.
- May 15: A journalist is injured after opening a letter bomb sent to his home in Zarautz, Guipúzcoa.
- May 19: A bomb exploded at the house of a Socialist party member in Vitoria. No one was injured.
- May 23: Police defuse a bomb placed under the car of a security guard of the University of the Basque Country.
- May 24: Santiago Oleaga Elejabarrieta, the officer of newspaper El Diario Vasco is shot dead in San Sebastián.
- June 3: At least fifty hooded people spread terror in BergaraBergaraBergara is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain.An Enlightened center of education operated by the Real Sociedad Bascongada de Amigos del País , it was the place where Faustino Elhuyar discovered wolfram.During the Carlist...
by placing homemade bombs, flaming bombs and throwing rockets and molotov cocktails. No one was injured. - June 7: A small bomb explodes near a PeugeotPeugeotPeugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest carmaker based in Europe.The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810, and manufactured coffee mills and bicycles. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot applied for the lion...
car dealership in San Sebastian. - June 10: A car bomb loaded with 40 kg of dynamite goes off in LogroñoLogroñoLogroño is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, formerly known as La Rioja Province.The population of Logroño in 2008 was 153,736 and a metropolitan population of nearly 197,000 inhabitants...
, injuring 2 people and causing great damage. - June 16: Ertzaina police officers defuse a bomb placed in a Socialist party office in ElgóibarElgoibarElgoibar is an industrial town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.It is located in a valley and it is traversed by the Deba river....
, Guipúzcoa. - June 21: A powerful car bomb explodes in front of a bank headquarters in San Sebastian, following a warning call from ETA. The explosion heavily damaged the building, but caused no injuries.
- June 28: A parcel bomb placed on a bycicleBicycle bombA bicycle bomb is an improvised explosive device that is placed on a bicycle.-History:The first two wheel bomb would be the horse-drawn vehicle used for the Wall Street bombing in 1920 in New York City...
explodes in Madrid, injuring at least 10 people, including a retired general who died one month later. - July 10: A 40 kg car bomb explodes in the center of Madrid, killing a police officer and injuring 12 people.
- July 14: A van bomb explodes in Leiza, Navarre, killing UPN councilor Jose Javier Múgica. Hours later, an Ertzaintza officer is shot dead in LeaburuLeaburuLeaburu is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:* Information available in Spanish and Basque.* Information available in Spanish...
. - July 24: An ETA militant accidentally blows herself up in TorreviejaTorreviejaTorrevieja is a seaside city and municipality located on the Costa Blanca in the province of Alicante, in south-eastern Spain.Torrevieja lies about 30 miles south of the city of Alicante and has a population of 104,000...
, AlicanteAlicanteAlicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
. The blast injured 7 people. - July 26: Police defuse a car bomb carried with 53 kg of explosive at the airport of MalagaMálagaMálaga is a city and a municipality in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain. With a population of 568,507 in 2010, it is the second most populous city of Andalusia and the sixth largest in Spain. This is the southernmost large city in Europe...
. - July 27: A powerful homemade bomb explodes in front of the house of a senior Spanish lieutenant in Vitoria. No one was injured.
- August 3: A small bomb explodes on a railway track in La Roda, AlbaceteAlbaceteAlbacete is a city and municipality in southeastern Spain, 258 km southeast of Madrid, the capital of the province of Albacete in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. The municipality had a population of c. 169,700 in 2009....
. No one was injured. - August 5: Two Ertzaintza officers are injured in PortugaletePortugaletePortugalete is a town lying to the west of Bilbao in the province of Biscay in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.The town has 51,066 inhabitants and is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area. It is located at the mouth of the Estuary of Bilbao, on the left bank...
after being attacked with Molotov cocktails and stones. - August 15: Two dynamite bombs explode on a high-speed railway track in Ciudad RealCiudad RealCiudad Real is a city in Castile-La Mancha, Spain, with a population of c. 74,000. It is the capital of the province of Ciudad Real. It has a stop on the AVE high-speed rail line and has begun to grow as a long-distance commuter suburb of Madrid, located 115 miles to the north. A high capacity...
. That same day, a homemade bomb exploded in front of an Ertzaintza officer house in San Sebastián. - August 16: Police defused two bombs placed in front of a bank headquarters in San Sebastian.
- August 18: A massive car bomb explodes near a hotel in SalouSalouSalou is a municipality of the comarca of Tarragonès, in the province of Tarragona, in Catalonia, Spain. The city is approximately 10km from Tarragona and Reus on the Costa Daurada and 112km from Barcelona...
, TarragonaTarragonaTarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia on the north-east of Spain, by the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragonès. In the medieval and modern times it was the capital of the Vegueria of Tarragona...
. No one was injured. - August 27: A car bomb loaded with 50 kg of explosive goes off on the second floor of Terminal 2 Madrid-Barajas Airport car park, causing only material damage.
- September 2: A home-made bomb explodes in an electronics store owned by an officer of the ErtzaintzaErtzaintzaThe Ertzaintza , is the police force of the Basque Country, one of the autonomous communities of Spain. An Ertzaintza member is an ertzaina .- Origins :...
in Vitoria. No one was injured. - September 18: A bomb explodes in front of a social security office in San Sebastian. No one was injured.
- September 28: A 30 kg bomb explodes inside a discothèque in Lacunza, Navarre. No one was injured, after a warning call from ETA.
- October 1: A car bomb loaded with 40 kg of explosive goes off in front of a court house in Vitoria, injuring 1 person.
- October 12: A car bomb explodes in Madrid, injuring 12 people. The bomb, which exploded at night, was supposed to go off during a military parade that morning.
- November 6: A car bomb explodes loaded with 25 kg of explosive goes off in Madrid, injuring 100 people. The bomb was targeted at Juan Junquera, secretary general of the Spain's scientific police, who was only slightly injured. The blast also caused great damage around the area.
- November 7: Judge Jose Maria Lidón Corbi is shot dead in Getxo.
- November 20: Two Ertzaintza officers are injured as they tried to remove a booby-trapped banner with a pro-ETA slogan in Bilbao.
- November 23: Two Ertzaintza officers are shot dead in BeasainBeasáinBeasain is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain. It has an important industry of railroad vehicles and related equipment that exports its production to all the world.-External links:* *...
, Gipuzkoa. - December 1: Two bombs explode in industrial parks of ArrankudiagaArrankudiagaArrankudiaga is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:* *...
and Amorebieta, both in Biscay. - December 28: A 5 kg bomb explodes in front of a telecommunications provider building in Arrigorriaga, Biscay. No one was injured.
2002
- January 12: ETA sets off a car bomb carried with 15–20 kg of explosive in a ShoppingShoppingShopping is the examining of goods or services from retailers with the intent to purchase at that time. Shopping is an activity of selection and/or purchase. In some contexts it is considered a leisure activity as well as an economic one....
mall in BilbaoBilbaoBilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
which caused no injured but great damage. The organization made a warning call to newspaper Gara just 15 minutes before the blast. Later that day, a bomb exploded in a house owned by an Ertzainta in the neighborhood of Añorga, San Sebastian without causing any injuries.
- August 4: Car bomb explodes outside the Civil Guard's casa cuartel in Santa PolaSanta PolaSanta Pola is a coastal town located in the comarca of Baix Vinalopó in the Valencian Community, Spain, by the Mediterranean Sea...
and kills two people, a six-year-old girl and a 54 year old man, and injuring 40 people.
- December 22: Ibon Fernandez Iradi, who is suspected of teaching ETA members how to manufacture IEDImprovised explosive deviceAn improvised explosive device , also known as a roadside bomb, is a homemade bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action...
s, escapes from custody in a police station in BayonneBayonneBayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
.
2003
- February 8: A senior police officer is shot dead in the town of AndoainAndoainAndoain is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain. Nowadays it has a population above 13,000 inhabitants, which has been decreasing since 1981....
, Gipuzkoa. - February 18: A 6 kg bomb placed in front of a Ertzaintza police officer house in MuruetaMuruetaMurueta is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:*...
, Biscay is defused by police. - May 30: A car bomb explodes in SangüesaSangüesaSangüesa is a city in Navarre, Spain, 44.5 kilometers from Pamplona. It is close to the River Aragon and is located on the Way of Saint James. It has been an important stopping point for pilgrims since the Middle Ages...
, Navarre, killing two police officers and injuring 2 people. - June 14: A car bomb loaded with 30 kg of explosive is defused by police in Bilbao.
- June 19: A 5 kg bomb explodes in a power transmitter in IurretaIurretaIurreta is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Iurreta is home to Basque radio and television broadcaster Euskal Telebista....
, Biscay. No one was injured. - June 23: A powerful bomb explodes in a hotel in Getxo, Biscay after a warning call from ETA. No one was injured, but the hotel was heavily damaged.
- July 1: A car bomb loaded with 15 kg of explosive is defused by police in Bilbao. The attack was afailed attempt to kill police officers with bomb traps.
- July 6: A bomb goes off in front of a transportation company in Bedia, Biscay. No one was injured.
- July 13: Police defuse a bomb placed by ETA inside a hotel in Pamplona.
- July 22: Two bombs explode in hotels in the cities of AlicanteAlicanteAlicante or Alacant is a city in Spain, the capital of the province of Alicante and of the comarca of Alacantí, in the south of the Valencian Community. It is also a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city of Alicante proper was 334,418, estimated , ranking as the second-largest...
and BenidormBenidormBenidorm is a coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain, by the Western Mediterranean....
, injuring 13 people, among them police officers and foreign tourists. - July 24: A bomb goes off in front of a court house in Estella, Navarre. 1 person was injured.
- July 27: A car bomb exploded in a parking lot of the Santander AirportSantander AirportSantander Airport is an international airport near Santander, Spain and the only airport in Cantabria. The airport has been extended and refurbished in the last couple of years. In 2009 the airport handled 958,157 passengers and 18,753 flights, far more than in 1995 when it handled only 180,000...
. No one was injured after a warning call from ETA. - July 31: A 5 kg bomb placed in front of a transportation company in AzkoitiaAzkoitiaAzkoitia is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, in the northern Spain...
, Gipuzkoa is defused by police. Hours later, a bomb explodes in a car dealership in Lejona, Biscay. No one was injured. - August 14: Police defuse a 20 kg rucksack bomb in BriviescaBriviescaBriviesca is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2007 census , the municipality has a population of 7,227 inhabitants....
, BurgosBurgos (province)The province of Burgos is a province of northern Spain, in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is bordered by the provinces of Palencia, Cantabria, Vizcaya, Álava, La Rioja, Soria, Segovia, and Valladolid. Its capital is the city of Burgos...
. A passer-by had spotted a suspicious package and called police. - September 14: ETA members ambush two Ertzaintza police officers in an AlavaÁlavaÁlava is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Álava. Its capital city is Vitoria-Gasteiz which is also the capital of the autonomous community...
road after faking a car accident. An ETA member died during a shootout with the officers. - October 12: Two bombs explode in Irun, Gipuzkoa causing great damage but no injuries.
- October 18: An army barracks in Aizoáin, Navarre is hit by two grenades. None of them exploded.
- December 23: A small bomb placed under a railway track in Zaragoza explodes, causing minor damage to a train.
- December 24: ETA attempts to blow 50 kg of explosives inside Madrid's busy Chamartín StationChamartín StationMadrid Chamartín is the name of the second major railway station in Madrid, Spain. Positioned on the north side of the city, it was built prior to the time of the 1982 FIFA World Cup, between 1970 and 1975, although subsequent work would be carried on into the early 1980s. At that time it...
on Christmas EveChristmas EveChristmas Eve refers to the evening or entire day preceding Christmas Day, a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth that takes place on December 25...
. Police thwarted the attempt when they stopped an ETA member trying to load 28 kg of explosives into a Madrid-bound train in San SebastiánSan SebastiánDonostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...
. Another bomb with over 20 kg of explosives was then found inside a second train passing near BurgosBurgosBurgos is a city of northern Spain, historic capital of Castile. It is situated at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178,966 inhabitants in the city proper and another 20,000 in its suburbs. It is the capital of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León...
, on its way to Madrid. - December 26: Police defuse a 2 kg bomb placed by ETA under a railway track in Samper de CalandaSamper de CalandaSamper de Calanda is a municipality located in the province of Teruel, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 984 inhabitants....
, TeruelTeruelTeruel is a town in Aragon, eastern Spain, and the capital of Teruel Province. It has a population of 34,240 in 2006 making it one of the least populated provincial capitals in the country...
.
2004
- August 7: Two small bombs planted by ETA explode in San Vicente de la BarqueraSan Vicente de la BarqueraSan Vicente de la Barquera is a municipality of Cantabria in northern Spain. It had a population of 4,412 in 2002.-External links:** - Cantabria 102 Municipios...
(CantabriaCantabriaCantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
) and RibadesellaRibadesellaRibadesella Ribadesella is a small municipality in the Autonomous Community of the Principality of Asturias, Spain. Known for its location on the Cantabrian Sea, as well as for the outlet of the River Sella, Ribadesella is a town that forms part of the Picos de Europa...
(AsturiasAsturiasThe Principality of Asturias is an autonomous community of the Kingdom of Spain, coextensive with the former Kingdom of Asturias in the Middle Ages...
). No one was injured. - August 12: Two bombs exploded in the cities of GijónGijónGijón , officially Gijón / Xixón, is a coastal industrial city and a municipality in the autonomous community of Asturias in Spain. Early mediaeval texts mention it as "Gigia". It was an important regional Roman city, although the area has been settled since earliest history...
and SantanderSantander, CantabriaThe port city of Santander is the capital of the autonomous community and historical region of Cantabria situated on the north coast of Spain. Located east of Gijón and west of Bilbao, the city has a population of 183,446 .-History:...
, injuring one person. - August 15: A small bomb goes off in LlanesLlanesLlanes a municipality of the province of Asturias, in northern Spain. Stretching for about 30 km along the coast at the extreme east of the province, Llanes is bounded to the south by the high ridge of the limestone Sierra del Cuera, which rises to over 1,100 m...
(Asturias) without causing injuries. - August 21: Two ETA bombs go off in the towns of SanxenxoSanxenxoSanxenxo is a municipality in Galicia, Spain in the province of Pontevedra.It is a popular tourism destination. Sanxenxo is widely regarded as the best and certainly the most exclusive beach resort in Galicia....
and BaionaBaiona, PontevedraBaiona is a municipality in Galicia, Spain, in the province of Pontevedra.Baiona is a tourist town with a medieval historical center situated by the outlet of the Vigo Bay. Its population of just over 11,000 rises to around 45,000 in the summer, if one includes tourists...
(Galicia), injuring three people. - August 28: ETA plants two bombs in the Galician cities of Santiago de CompostelaSantiago de CompostelaSantiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James...
and A CoruñaA CoruñaA Coruña or La Coruña is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. It is the second-largest city in the autonomous community and seventeenth overall in the country...
. The second bomb failed to explode. - September 15: A small bomb planted by ETA goes off in a electricity substation in the town of Irún. No one was injured.
- September 27: ETA militants send a videotape to Gara, a Basque newspaper based in Gipuzkoa, in which the militants state that ETA would continue to fight for Basque self-determination and that ETA would "respond with arms against those who deny us through the force of arms." This videotape represented ETA's first major public statement since the 11 March Madrid train bombings.
- December 3: ETA had bombs in 5 petrol stations in the Madrid area. Due to a telephoned warning, the areas were evacuated and no one was injured.
- December 6: On SpanishSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Constitution DaySpanish Constitution of 1978-Structure of the State:The Constitution recognizes the existence of nationalities and regions . Preliminary Title As a result, Spain is now composed entirely of 17 Autonomous Communities and two autonomous cities with varying degrees of autonomy, to the extent that, even though the Constitution...
, ETA detonated seven bombs in bars, cafes and town squares across Spain. - December 12: The Real MadridReal MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
Santiago Bernabéu stadiumSantiago Bernabéu StadiumThe Estadio Santiago Bernabéu is an all-seater football stadium in Madrid, Spain. It was inaugurated on 14 December 1947 and is owned by Real Madrid Club de Fútbol. It has a current capacity of 85,454 spectators....
football Stadium was evacuated due to a phone-in bomb threat on behalf of ETA. The bomb—expected to blow up at 9:00 p.m.—does not explode, and the 69,000 spectators of the match are safely evacuated by the Spanish Police at 8:45 p.m.
2005
- February 9: ETA blows a white Renault 19 car with 30 kg of chlorate. The car was placed to the side of the building of Steria Iberica, in Madrid. A total of 42 people resulted with minor injuries.
- February 27: A small bomb exploded at a resort hotel in Villajoyosa after a telephoned warning. The building was evacuated and no one was injured. The explosion damaged only a small house near the residence's swimming pool.
- September 24: ETA suspected of a car bomb attack in the northern Spanish province of Avila.
- December 6: On Spanish Constitution Day, ETA detonated five bombs along MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
highways. No injuries were reported. Also, in northern Spain, Santander Airport was closed following a threat of an attack using grenade launchers. - December 18: ETA detonated a bomb inside an eel cannery in IruraIruraIrura is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:* Information available in Spanish and Basque.* Information available in Spanish...
, Guipúzcoa. No injuries were reported although the cannery suffered extensive damage. The police reports that the bombing is part of an extensive extortion campaign of ETA to Basque business owners. - December 21: ETA detonated a bomb inside a van in the back alley of a nightclub in SantestebanDoneztebeDoneztebe-Santesteban is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.-External links:*...
, NavarreNavarreNavarre , officially the Chartered Community of Navarre is an autonomous community in northern Spain, bordering the Basque Country, La Rioja, and Aragon in Spain and Aquitaine in France...
. No injuries were reported. The nightclub suffered extensive structural damages and some buildings around it suffered damages too.
2006
- January 5: Two small 6 kg bombs exploded at a hotel in the village of Sos del Rey CatólicoSos del Rey CatólicoSos del Rey Católico is a historic town and municipality located in the comarca of Cinco Villas, province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain.-History:Sancho I of Pamplona founded Sos, in either 907 or 908, as a border town during the Reconquista....
, ZaragozaZaragozaZaragoza , also called Saragossa in English, is the capital city of the Zaragoza Province and of the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain...
causing only minor damage and no injuries. - January 7: A small bomb planted by ETA goes off in a electricity substation in the town of BorauBorauBorau is a municipality located in the province of Huesca, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 75 inhabitants. Borau consists of a dozen or so little houses, one Catholic church, and a little cafe....
, HuescaHuescaHuesca is a city in north-eastern Spain, within the autonomous community of Aragon. It is also the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the comarca of Hoya de Huesca....
. No one was injured. - January 22: A bomb explodes in a party office owned by Spanish Socialist Workers' PartySpanish Socialist Workers' PartyThe Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
(PSOE) in the town of Nanclares de la Oca, causing damage only to the building. - January 26: ETA detonates a 10 kg bomb bomb beside the court of justice of BalmasedaBalmasedaBalmaseda is a town in the Encartaciones region of Biscay in the Spanish Basque Country....
and another 5 kg one in the premises of Correos postal service in EtxebarriEtxebarriEtxebarri, Doneztebeko Elizatea is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Basque Community, in the North of Spain....
, both in Biscay, causing material damages and no personal injuries. - January 29: A rucksack packed with explosives next to a job centre in Santutxu, Bilbao went off. One policeman was injured in the attack.
- February 1: After a warning call from ETA, a bomb goes off in a postal office in the town of Etxebarri (Biscay).
- February 14: A car bomb loaded with 40 kg of explosive went off at a discothèque in Urdax, Navarre, causing damage but no injuries as police had cleared the area after a warning call from ETA.
- February 16: A bomb explodes in an industrial area in the town of TrapagaranValle de Trápaga-TrapagaranTrapagaran in Basque or Valle de Trápaga in Spanish is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:*...
, Biscay, after a warning call from ETA. No one was injured in the attack. - February 22: A bomb explodes in a industrial park near Bilbao. The bomb caused damage to many buildings.
- February 26: Two people are injured when a bomb exploded in a bank cash machine in the city of VitoriaVitoria-GasteizVitoria-Gasteiz is the capital city of the province of Álava and of the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain with a population of 235,661 people. It is the second largest Basque city...
. - February 27: A bomb placed exploded at a courthouse in town of MungiaMungiaMungia is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country of northern Spain. Thetown has 15,000 inhabitants.-Geography:...
, Biscay. A passer-by spotted a suspicious package and called police. The bomb exploded before they were able to clear off the area and injured one policeman. - February 28: A bomb exploded outside a labour ministry building in the town of town of MutrikuMutrikuMutriku is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country in northern Spain. It is the site of the world's first multi-turbine breakwater wave power station, inaugurated July 8, 2011....
, Gipuzkoa. No one was injured. - March 7: ETA detones a bomb outside the offices of the fascist Spanish FalangeFalangeThe Spanish Phalanx of the Assemblies of the National Syndicalist Offensive , known simply as the Falange, is the name assigned to several political movements and parties dating from the 1930s, most particularly the original fascist movement in Spain. The word means phalanx formation in Spanish....
organisation in the town of SantoñaSantoñaSantoña is a town in the eastern coast of the autonomous community of Cantabria, on the north coast of Spain. It is situated by the bay of the same name. It is 45 km from the capital Santander. Santoña is divided into two zones, an urban plain, and a mountainous area, with Mount Buciero at its...
, CantabriaCantabriaCantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
. One man was injured. That same day two bombs exploded in two banks in the town of PlentziaPlentziaPlentzia is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, in northern Spain. The town has 4,146 inhabitants ....
. No one was injured. - March 5: Following the February deaths of two ETA members Igor Miguel Angulo Iturrate, aged 32, (due to an apparent suicide by hanging) and Ricardo Sainz Olmos, aged 41, (as a result of an apparent heart attack), BatasunaBatasunaBatasuna was a Basque nationalist political party based mainly in Spain, where it was outlawed in 2003, after a court ruling declared proven that the party was financing ETA with public money. Batasuna is included in the "European Union list of terrorist persons and organizations" as a component...
together with the union Langile Abertzaleen BatzordeakLangile Abertzaleen BatzordeakLAB is a Basque nationalist trade union operating mainly in Spain currently led by Ainhoa Etxaide.It was created in 1974 by Jon Idigoras among others...
call a day of protest and general strikeGeneral strikeA general strike is a strike action by a critical mass of the labour force in a city, region, or country. While a general strike can be for political goals, economic goals, or both, it tends to gain its momentum from the ideological or class sympathies of the participants...
in the Basque Country on March 9. On the morning of the strike, ETA detonates several bombs near highways, causing no injuries. - March 22: ETA declares a "permanent ceasefire" that started on 24 March 2006 at 0000 (2300GMT).
- December 30: A van bomb2006 Madrid Barajas International Airport bombingThe 2006 Madrid-Barajas Airport bombing occurred on December 30, 2006 when a van bomb exploded in the parking of the Terminal 4 of the Madrid-Barajas Airport in Spain, killing two and injuring 52. On January 9, 2007, the Basque nationalist and separatist organisation ETA claimed responsibility for...
containing 500 to 800 kilograms explodes at terminal T4 of Madrid Barajas airportMadrid Barajas International AirportMadrid-Barajas Airport is the main international airport serving Madrid in Spain. In 2010, over 49.8 million passengers used Madrid-Barajas, making it the country's largest and busiest airport, and in 2009 it was the world's 11th busiest airport and Europe's fourth busiest airport. It opened...
. Two Ecuadorian immigrants (Diego Armando Estacio Civizapa and Carlos Alonso Palate), who were napping inside their cars in the parking garage were killed, and 26 others were injured. The low casualties were due to police intervention. - March 5: One civilian was kidnapped in armed attack by ETA near LuzLuzLuz is the name of two places in the Bible.Luz is the ancient name of a royal Canaanite city, connected with Bethel . It is debated among scholars whether Luz and Bethel represent one and the same town - the former the Canaanite name, and the latter the Hebrew name - or whether they were distinct...
, France. On December 30, the victim was released by his captors.
2007
- June 5: ETA announces that the ceasefire is over.
- July 25: Two small bombs explode along the Tour de FranceTour de FranceThe Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
route in Spain. No one was injured. - August 24: A van bomb explodes in front of Civil Guard's cuartel in DurangoDurangoDurango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja...
, Biscay, injuring 2 Civil Guard officers. - August 24: Three civilians including one child were kidnapped by suspected ETA militants in MessangesMessanges, LandesMessanges is a commune in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France....
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... - August 25: A van bomb explodes in an olive grove in Castellón. No one was injured. The van was supposed to be used for an attack in Valencia.
- September 2: A small bomb explodes in Fuenmayor, La RiojaLa Rioja (Spain)La Rioja is an autonomous community and a province of northern Spain. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and Nájera.-History:...
. No one was injured. - September 11: A massive car bomb fails to go off outside regional Defense ministry in LogroñoLogroñoLogroño is a city in northern Spain, on the Ebro River. It is the capital of the autonomous community of La Rioja, formerly known as La Rioja Province.The population of Logroño in 2008 was 153,736 and a metropolitan population of nearly 197,000 inhabitants...
. - September 24: A 5 kg bomb explodes in front of an Ertzaintza police station in Zarautz, Gipuzkoa. No one was injured.
- October 9: A car bomb explodes in the La Pena area of BilbaoBilbaoBilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
, injuring one. - December 1: Two Civil Guards are shot dead in the French town of CapbretonCapbretonCapbreton is a commune of around 7500 inhabitants in the Landes department in Aquitaine in south-western France. Located at the mouth of the Boudigau and Bourret rivers, the town is situated about 40 km to the north of Biarritz.The town is a popular holiday destination for sailers, surfers,...
, AquitaineAquitaineAquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
. - December 24: A bomb explodes in front of a Socialist party office in Balmaseda, Biscay. No one was injured.
2008
- February 8: Two backpack bombs each loaded with 15 kg of explosive go off in front of a couthouse in BergaraBergaraBergara is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain.An Enlightened center of education operated by the Real Sociedad Bascongada de Amigos del País , it was the place where Faustino Elhuyar discovered wolfram.During the Carlist...
, Gipuzkoa. - February 23: Following a warning call the a 8 kg bomb explodes in a TV transmitter station on the outskirts of Bilbao. Another bomb was hidden in the area, targeted at policemen.
- February 29: A bomb explodes in a Socialist party office in the town of DerioDerioDerio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It's part of Greater Bilbao and was part of the municipality of Bilbao until 1983 and hosts Bilbao's biggest municipal cemetery. It has a population of 5,107 .-External...
, Vizcaya. No one was injured. - March 7: An ETA gunman kills Isaías CarrascoIsaías CarrascoIsaías Carrasco was a Basque politician, affiliated with the PSE. He was shot dead when he left his house in Tolosa de Mondragón on March 7, 2008, two days ahead of general elections in Spain, in what is believed to be an attack by ETA....
, former town councillor for MondragónMondragónArrasate or Mondragón - is a town and municipality in Gipuzkoa province, Basque Country, Spain...
, Gipuzkoa two days before the General ElectionsSpanish general election, 2008Legislative elections for the Spanish Cortes Generales were held on March 9, 2008. The elections were for 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies, and the 208 directly elected seats in the upper house, the Senate, determining the Prime Minister of Spain...
. - March 21: A car bomb explodes outside a Civil Guard barracks in CalahorraCalahorraCalahorra, , La Rioja, Spain is a municipality in the comarca of Rioja Baja, near the border with Navarre on the right bank of the Ebro. During ancient Roman times, Calahorra was a municipium known as Calagurris.-Location:...
, RiojaLa Rioja (Spain)La Rioja is an autonomous community and a province of northern Spain. Its capital is Logroño. Other cities and towns in the province include Calahorra, Arnedo, Alfaro, Haro, Santo Domingo de la Calzada, and Nájera.-History:...
, injuring one policeman lightly and causing extensive property damage. - March 30: Two small bombs exploded near AzpeitiaAzpeitiaAzpeitia is a town and municipality within the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country of Spain, located on the Urola river a few kilometres east of Azkoitia. Its population is 13,708 . It is located 16 miles southwest of Donostia/San Sebastián.Azpeitia is the birth place of Ignatius of Loyola...
, Gipuzkoa with minor damage near a television transmitter. No one was injured. - April 12: A small bomb explodes in a television transmitter in LapoblaciónLapoblaciónLapoblación is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain.-External links:*...
, Navarre. No one was injured. - April 17: A powerful bomb explodes outside the office of Spanish Socialist party in BilbaoBilbaoBilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
, causing serious damage to the building and injuries to 7 Ertzaintza officers. - April 19: A bomb explodes in front of an office of the Socialist party in Elgoibar, Gipuzkoa. No one was injured in the attack, which caused great damage to the building.
- May 1: On the International Workers' DayInternational Workers' DayInternational Workers' Day is a celebration of the international labour movement and left-wing movements. It commonly sees organized street demonstrations and marches by working people and their labour unions throughout most of the world. May 1 is a national holiday in more than 80 countries...
, three bombs explode in labour institutions offices in San Sebastian and Arrigorriaga, Vizcaya. - May 12: Two small bombs damage construction equipment in a construction site in Hernani, Gipuzkoa for the region's new Basque YBasque YBasque Y is the name given to the Spanish high-speed rail network being built between the three cities of the Basque Country autonomous community; Bilbao, Vitoria-Gasteiz and Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.-Characteristics:...
high-speed train network. - May 14: A van bomb explodes in a Civil Guard barracks in Legutiano, Alava, killing one policeman and injuring 4.
- May 19: A car bomb2008 Getxo bombingThe 2008 Getxo bombing occurred on May 19, 2008, when a van bomb went off outside a boat club in the town of Getxo, Biscay in the Basque Country, Spain. The attack caused serious damage to the club, as well as nearby buildings and structures. No one was killed or injured after a warning call from...
explodes in Getxo, Vizcaya. A boat club suffered great damage, but no one was injured after a warning call from ETA. - June 1: A powerful bomb explodes in the headquarters of a construction company in ZarautzZarautzZarautz is a coastal town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.The town is a popular tourist destination with the population swelling from its usual 22,812 to around 60,000 in summer. The Palace of Narros, located adjacent to Zarautz's 2.8 km long beach,...
, Gipuzkoa. Two people were slightly injured. - June 8: A 5 kg bomb explodes at the presses of newspaper El CorreoEl CorreoEl Correo is the leading daily newspaper in Bilbao and the Basque Country of northern Spain. Its circulation, over 119,000, is the seventh-highest among general interest newspapers in Spain.- History :...
in ZamudioZamudioZamudio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:* * in Basque and Spanish*...
, Biscay. There was no warning call, but no one was injured. - July 4: A bomb explodes in a television transmitter in Urdingain, Álava. No one was injured.
- July 20: Five small bombs exploded in the seaside towns of LaredoLaredo, CantabriaLaredo is a town in the Northern Spanish province and autonomous community of Cantabria.Located between the cities of Santander and Bilbao, Laredo is known in the region and nationally for "La Salvé", its 5 km long beach and for the historic part of town dating back to Roman times...
and NojaNojaNoja is a municipality located in the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain.It has 2 beaches, "Trengandin" and "Ris"....
in CantabriaCantabriaCantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
. One person was injured. Earlier that day, a bomb exploded in a bank office in Getxo. No one was injured. - July 28: A small bomb explodes at a highway building site in OrioOrioOrio is a fishing town located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, northern Spain, with the town nucleus lying on the river Oria, roughly one mile away from its mouth by the Bay of Biscay....
, Gipuzkoa. No one was injured. - July 29: A bomb goes off in the beach resort of TorremolinosTorremolinosTorremolinos is a municipality on the Costa del Sol of the Mediterranean, immediately to the west of the city of Málaga, in the province of Málaga in the autonomous region of Andalusia in southern Spain...
, Málaga. No one was injured.
- August 17: Two small bombs explode in the beach resorts of Guadalmar and Benalmadena, both in Málaga. A third bomb, placed under a bridge, was defused by police. No one was injured.
- September 21: A car bomb explodes next to a bank headquarters in Vitoria. No one was injured. Hours later, another car bomb exploded in front of a Ertzaintza station in OndarroaOndarroaOndarroa is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-Main sights:*Church of St. Mary, in late Gothic style *Likona Tower, a typical Basque tower-house....
, injuring 11 people. - September 22: A car bomb goes off outside a military residence in Santoña, Cantabria, killing a Spanish officer and injuring 7 people.
- October 4: A 5 kg rucksack bomb explodes in a courthouse in TolosaTolosa, SpainTolosa is a town and municipality to the south of Donostia-San Sebastián in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. It is located in a valley of the river Oria and overlooked by Uzturre, a white cross-topped mountain.-Famous people from Tolosa:...
, Gipuzkoa. No one was injured in the attack, which damaged the building. - October 25: A powerful bomb explodes in a train station in BerrizBerrizBerriz is an elizate, town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Basque Country, northern Spain...
, Biscay. Another train station in Amorebieta was also attacked that day. Police blamed the attacks on ETA related groups. No one was injured. - October 30: A powerful car bomb explodes at the University of NavarraUniversity of NavarraThe University of Navarra is a private pontifical university based at the southeast border of Pamplona, Spain. It was founded in 1952 by St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of Opus Dei as a corporate work of the apostolate of Opus Dei....
in Pamplona, Navarre. 21 people were injured in the attack. - November 20: A bomb explodes in a television transmitter in Bilbao. No one was injured.
- December 3: ETA gunmen kill businessman Ignacio Uría MendizábalIgnacio Uria MendizabalIgnacio Uría Mendizábal was a Spanish Basque businessman and head of construction company, Altuna y Uría.Uría was shot dead on December 3, 2008 outside of a restaurant. The attack was blamed on ETA. He had received threats from ETA. Uría had been working on a high-speed train route between the...
in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa. Uría's company was working on the Basque Y. - December 31: A van bomb with 100 kg of explosives exploded in front of the Basque public broadcaster EITB in Bilbao following a warning call from ETA. explosion video
2009
- January 16: A bomb went off in the early hours of the morning at a TV repeater station at HernaniHernani, SpainHernani is a town and municipality located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, Spain. It is located at Latitude: 43° 16' 0N , Longitude: 1° 58' 0W. Hernani has an altitude of 200 ft .-External links:* and Basque.* Basque, , and ....
, Gipuzkoa. The Basque Government reported no injuries in the blast at 1am, and that the material damage was still being evaluated. Hours later it was discovered it was a failed attempt to kill police officers with bomb traps. Two other bombs, which weighed 10 and 4 kilograms respectively, had been hidden near the access road to the booster station. Cables reaching the road would have set the explosives off had anyone stepped on them. A third bomb was also found. - February 4: Police found an ETA car carried with a small amount of explosives in the Spanish city of SalamancaSalamancaSalamanca is a city in western Spain, in the community of Castile and León. Because it is known for its beautiful buildings and urban environment, the Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. It is the most important university city in Spain and is known for its contributions to...
. Police suspect activists wanted to explode the car in order to remove their fingerprints. The find came one day after police found an arms cache in the Basque Country where agents carried out a controlled explosion on site in order to prevent a possible booby trap. - February 7: Kale borrokaKale borrokaKale borroka refers to urban guerrilla actions carried out by Basque nationalist youth who are integrated into the abertzale left. Along with ETA, the kale borroka is the only remaining armed faction of Basque nationalists in the Basque Conflict....
(youth groups linked to ETA) attacks again: a bus is burnt in the Northern city of AmurrioAmurrioAmurrio is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:* Information available in Spanish...
and a small explosion destroys a train in Errentería (Guipúzcoa).
- February 9: A powerful van bomb planted by ETA exploded near a trade fair complex in northeast MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. Local news reports said no one was killed or injured and that the Red Cross had received a warning call from ETA. The explosion of the van left a crater one metre (three feet) deep and damaged more than 30 vehicles, a police statement said. It was heard throughout the district. The attack followed the decision by the Spanish Supreme CourtSupreme Court of SpainThe Supreme Court of Spain is the highest court in Spain for all matters not pertaining to the Spanish Constitution. The court which meets in the Convent of the Salesas Reales in Madrid, consists of a president and an indeterminate number of magistrates appointed to the five chambers of the...
to exclude two Basque political parties ("Demokrazia Hiru Milloi" and "AskatasunaAskatasunaAskatasuna is a Basque political party registered on the 31st August, 1998, outlawed in 2009....
") from the regional electionsBasque parliamentary election, 2009Elections to the Basque regional parliament were held in the Basque Country on 1 March 2009.Shortly before the election, two parties reportedly tied to ETA – D3M and Askatasuna, "Freedom" – were banned by a court ruling from standing in the election.-Results:In stark contrast with the latest...
which were held three weeks later. The two parties are said to have connections with ETA. - February 21: A Basque Nationalist PartyBasque Nationalist PartyThe Basque National Party is the largest and oldest Basque nationalist party. It is currently the largest political party in the Basque Autonomous Community also with a minor presence in Navarre and a marginal one in the French Basque Country...
batzoki in Cruces/Gurutzeta, BarakaldoBarakaldoBarakaldo , is a municipality in the Basque Country in Spain. It is located in the Biscay province, administratively included in the "Basque Autonomous Community", on the left bank of the Estuary of Bilbao.Barakaldo is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area , and its official population...
is damaged after a bomb exploded at 00:10 in front of the building. No injuries were reported in an attack similar to others carried out by youth groups linked to ETA. Minutes later another office in San SebastianSan SebastiánDonostia-San Sebastián is a city and municipality located in the north of Spain, in the coast of the Bay of Biscay and 20 km away from the French border. The city is the capital of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. The municipality’s population is 186,122 , and its...
was also attacked with a small fire. - February 23: Two bombs exploded in the Basque Country in less than 24 hours.
- A rucksack packed with around 10 kg worth of explosives explodes outside the Basque Socialist Party headquarters in LazkaoLazkaoLazkao is a town and municipality located in the Goierri region of the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Autonomous Community in Northern Spain.-Location:...
, Gipuzkoa after a warning call from ETA. The blast took place at 03:00, causing major damage to the local but no injuries were reported. Two hours before some molotov cocktailMolotov cocktailThe Molotov cocktail, also known as the petrol bomb, gasoline bomb, Molotov bomb, fire bottle, fire bomb, or simply Molotov, is a generic name used for a variety of improvised incendiary weapons...
were thrown at two banks in TolosaTolosa, SpainTolosa is a town and municipality to the south of Donostia-San Sebastián in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa, Spain. It is located in a valley of the river Oria and overlooked by Uzturre, a white cross-topped mountain.-Famous people from Tolosa:...
, Gipuzkoa. - Another bomb explodes in front of a batzoki in Gasteiz minutes before midnight causing minimal damage to the building. Police again blamed youth groups linked to ETA for the bomb.
- A rucksack packed with around 10 kg worth of explosives explodes outside the Basque Socialist Party headquarters in Lazkao
- March 1: Molotov cocktail attacks on a court and several banks in the town of Amorebieta. The attacks caused minor damage and no injuries.
- March 26: A bomb carried with 2 kg of explosive device is detonated in Amorebieta, Vizcaya suspected to be the work of ETA. The explosion caused minor damage but no fatalities or injuries. The bomb was planted on the wall that surrounds a businessman’s chalet. The unidentified businessman is on a list of individuals who are “at risk” of being targeted by ETA.
- May 6: Two bombs at booster stations in Castro Urdiales, CantabriaCantabriaCantabria is a Spanish historical region and autonomous community with Santander as its capital city. It is bordered on the east by the Basque Autonomous Community , on the south by Castile and León , on the west by the Principality of Asturias, and on the north by the Cantabrian Sea.Cantabria...
caused material damage and no injuries. A nearby school had to be evacuated. - June 19: A car bombCar bombA car bomb, or truck bomb also known as a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device , is an improvised explosive device placed in a car or other vehicle and then detonated. It is commonly used as a weapon of assassination, terrorism, or guerrilla warfare, to kill the occupants of the vehicle,...
explodes in ArrigorriagaArrigorriagaArrigorriaga is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. Arrigorriaga is located 7 km south of Bilbao and is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area...
near BilbaoBilbaoBilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...
, BiscayBiscayBiscay is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lord of Biscay. Its capital city is Bilbao...
, killing an officer of the Policía Nacional. Though no claims were made, it is suspected to be the handiwork of ETA. It is the first attack since lehendakari Patxi LópezPatxi LópezFrancisco Javier López Álvarez is a Spanish socialist politician and the current president of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country...
assumed office on May 7, 2009. - July 10: After the arrest of three top ETA members, a powerful bomb explodes in a Spanish Socialist Workers' PartySpanish Socialist Workers' PartyThe Spanish Socialist Workers' Party is a social-democratic political party in Spain. Its political position is Centre-left. The PSOE is the former ruling party of Spain, until beaten in the elections of November 2011 and the second oldest, exceeded only by the Partido Carlista, founded in...
local office in DurangoDurangoDurango officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. The state is located in Northwest Mexico. With a population of 1,632,934, it has Mexico's second-lowest population density, after Baja...
, causing extensive damage to the building and the surroundings. No one was injured or killed in the attack. - July 29: A car bomb2009 Burgos bombingThe 2009 Burgos bombing occurred on July 29, 2009, when at least 65 people were injured after a van bomb carrying more than 300 kg of explosive went off outside a Civil Guard barracks in the northern city of Burgos, Spain. The attack was blamed on Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna...
exploded outside a Guardia Civil barracks in the Northern Spanish city of BurgosBurgosBurgos is a city of northern Spain, historic capital of Castile. It is situated at the edge of the central plateau, with about 178,966 inhabitants in the city proper and another 20,000 in its suburbs. It is the capital of the province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León...
. The attack injured 65 people, including women and children, and caused the collapse of the building's facade. ETA's claimed responsibility for the attack some days later, although confirmed they made several warning calls to police, something that the Spanish government denies. - July 30: A car bomb2009 Palma Nova bombingThe 2009 Palma Nova bombing occurred on July 30, 2009 when a limpet bomb went off outside a Civil Guard barracks in the town of Palma Nova, Majorca, Spain. The bomb was placed under a patrol car and two Civil Guard officers died as a result of the explosion. A second device was found under another...
exploded outside a Guardia Civil offices in CalviàCalviàCalvià is a municipality on the island of Majorca, part of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is located in the southwestern part of the island of Majorca, between the Serra de Tramuntana and the Serra de Na Burguesa. The municipal seat is the town of Vila Calvia.Calvià...
, Majorca, killing two members of the Guardia Civil Carlos Sáenz de Tejada and Diego Salva Lezaun. ETA was blamed for the attack and the authorities 'sealed' all entry and exit points to the island to stop the bombers' escape. Another explosive device was found under a policeman's car in the same town some hours later and deactivated by police. - August 9: Four bombs exploded at a bars, restaurants and shopping area in the capital of Majorca following a telephone call from ETA warning of imminent blasts in Palma. Government sources said the blasts caused minor injuries though nobody was seriously hurt. The explosives were planted on the same day of the Calvià attack.
- October 16: After the arrest by the Spanish government of several Basque politicians, a bus, several cars and three banks are attacked by petrol bombs in the northern cities of Bilbao and OndarroaOndarroaOndarroa is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-Main sights:*Church of St. Mary, in late Gothic style *Likona Tower, a typical Basque tower-house....
. The attacks were blamed on the kale borroka, youth groups related to ETA. - November 27: A bomb explodes inside a Getxo metro stationMetro BilbaoMetro Bilbao is a rapid transit system serving the city of Bilbao and the region of Greater Bilbao. Its lines have a "Y" shape, with two lines that transit both banks of the Nervión river and then combine to form one line that ends in the south of Bilbao...
. The blast took place at 2:40am and heavily damaged the building. Minutes before a bus was attacked and destroyed in Markina, Vizcaya. The previous day an explosive device went off in front of a local newspaper office in PamplonaPamplonaPamplona is the historial capital city of Navarre, in Spain, and of the former kingdom of Navarre.The city is famous worldwide for the San Fermín festival, from July 6 to 14, in which the running of the bulls is one of the main attractions...
. The attacks came hours after the arrest of 34 youth Basques by the Spanish police forces.
2010
- February 17: A small bomb goes off in front of a employment institute office in Vitoria.
- March 16: A French gendarme is killed in a shootout with ETA members in Dammarie-lès-LysDammarie-les-LysDammarie-lès-Lys is a commune in the south-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region from the center of Paris.-History:...
, near ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. - April 12: 14 train stations around Guipuzcoa and Vizacya are attacked by groups of young independetists.
- April 16: A small bomb exploded at an agency of TelefonicaTelefónicaTelefónica, S.A. is a Spanish broadband and telecommunications provider in Europe and Latin America. Operating globally, it is the third largest provider in the world...
in LlodioLlodioLaudio/Llodio is a town and municipality located in the province of Álava, in the Basque Country, northern Spain. Laudio is the name in Basque language and Llodio in Spanish; both are used indistinctly.-Geography and Demography:...
. Groups linked to ETAETAETA , an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna is an armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization. The group was founded in 1959 and has since evolved from a group promoting traditional Basque culture to a paramilitary group with the goal of gaining independence for the Greater Basque Country...
were blamed. - May 9: Two small explosive devices explode in the home of a judge and a security guard in San Sebastián.
- June 23: ETA said it had planted four bombs to roads and railways in the city of Valencia. No bombs were found.
- August: Violence spreads along the Basque Country after a series of coordinated kale borrokaKale borrokaKale borroka refers to urban guerrilla actions carried out by Basque nationalist youth who are integrated into the abertzale left. Along with ETA, the kale borroka is the only remaining armed faction of Basque nationalists in the Basque Conflict....
attacks. Several trash containers and a building are burnt in OndarroaOndarroaOndarroa is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.-Main sights:*Church of St. Mary, in late Gothic style *Likona Tower, a typical Basque tower-house....
on August 7, dozens of trash containers are burnt in the town of ZarautzZarautzZarautz is a coastal town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country, northern Spain.The town is a popular tourist destination with the population swelling from its usual 22,812 to around 60,000 in summer. The Palace of Narros, located adjacent to Zarautz's 2.8 km long beach,...
on August 11 leaving two police officers injured, a petrol bomb is thrown at a post office in ZallaZallaZalla is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain.-External links:*...
on August 13, two trucks working on a TAVTavTav or TAV may refer to:* Tav , the last letter of many Semitic abjads* Tav , the denotation of a specific transfinite number* Tav Falco, an American entertainer...
related project are burnt and destroyed in AndoainAndoainAndoain is a town located in the province of Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, in the north of Spain. Nowadays it has a population above 13,000 inhabitants, which has been decreasing since 1981....
on August 16, several trash containers are burnt in the cities of Azkoitia and Vitoria on August 17, more trash containers are burnt in Vitoria on August 18, eight trash containers and several cars are burnt in the city of Bilbao and petrol bombs are thrown in Amorebieta on August 20. An explosive device went off in Bilbao on August 21. - September 16: A small bomb goes off in an industrial zone of VitoriaVitoria-GasteizVitoria-Gasteiz is the capital city of the province of Álava and of the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain with a population of 235,661 people. It is the second largest Basque city...
, causing damage but no injuries. It is believed to be a kale borroka attack, youth groups linked to ETA. - December 20: A commando of ETA hides about 7,000 smart cards and plastic supports format card, and seven specialized printers and several printing software in a business located in Bourg-de-PéageBourg-de-PéageBourg-de-Péage is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-International relations:Bourg-de-Péage is twinned with: Schwaz, Austria Mindelheim, Germany Verbania, Italy Sant Feliu de Guíxols, Spain East Grinstead, United Kingdom-References:*...
in FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
2011
- April 9: A gendarme is shot by two members of ETA who refused to stop at a police checkpoint in the town of ValliereVallièreVallière is a commune in the Creuse department in the Limousin region in central France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Banize, some southwest of Aubusson, at the junction of the D7, D10, D16 and the D36 roads...
, LimousinLimousin (région)Limousin is one of the 27 regions of France. It is composed of three départements: Corrèze, Creuse and the Haute-Vienne.Situated largely in the Massif Central, as of January 1st 2008, the Limousin comprised 740,743 inhabitants on nearly 17 000 km2, making it the second least populated region of...
. Another shoot-out followed the first incident, without injuring anyone. The two members were arrested the following day after another gunbattle. No one was injured.