Mikel Barrios Santamaría arrested in France

Police in France have arrested ETA terrorist Mikel Barrios Santamaría who fled from Spain six months ago after an operation against the ‘kale borroka’ in Navarre.

Car bomb kills National Police officer in Vizcaya

A bomb placed under a car in Vizcaya has exploded, killing the occupant of the vehicle. The explosion occurred at 09:05 this morning and is presumed to be the work of ETA. The deceased was an inspector in the National Police, 49 year old Eduardo Antonio Puelles García.

Top ETA member detained in France

Jurdan Martitegi, believed to be the latest military chief of ETA, has been detained in Perpignan, France, during a joint operation by French and Spanish police.

Top ETA member detained in France

A leading member of ETA, Ekaitz Sirvent Auzmendi, has been detained at Montparnasse station in Paris. He is the fifth member of ETA to be arrested in France this year.

Explosion in Amorebieta, Vizcaya

An explosion this morning in the town of Amorebieta, Vizcaya, is thought to have been the work of the Basque separatist organisation ETA. No-one was hurt in the blast and there was little material damage.

Presumed ETA member arrested in Billabona

Manes Castro Zabaleta, a presumed member of ETA, has been arrested in the guipuzcoan town of Billabona. The 24 year old is wanted in connection with the placing of two booby trap bombs on Santa Bárbara in Hernani. It is also thought that he was preparing to carry out another attack in the very near future.

Bomb blast in Lazkao

An ETA bomb exploded at three o’clock this morning outside the headquarters of the Basque Socialist Party (Partido Socialista de Euskadi) in Lazkao, Guipúzacoa. The DYA received a telephone warning call just after 01:00 to say that a device had been placed at the socialist headquarters. No-one was injured in the blast but the material damage is quite extensive.