Abroad in Spain: Travel Blog » ETA http://abroadinspain.com A look at Spanish life through an American's eyes.... Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:37:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 ETA explosion in Burgos http://abroadinspain.com/2009/07/29/eta-explosion-in-burgos/ http://abroadinspain.com/2009/07/29/eta-explosion-in-burgos/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:05:50 +0000 Chris http://abroadinspain.com/?p=640 I have just found out about an attack by ETA on a Civil Guard barracks and dormitory located in Burgos where I live.  Unfortunately, I do not have a first-hand account to publish on my site because just a few days ago I returned to the USA to visit some friends and family for [...]]]> I have just found out about an attack by ETA on a Civil Guard barracks and dormitory located in Burgos where I live.  Unfortunately, I do not have a first-hand account to publish on my site because just a few days ago I returned to the USA to visit some friends and family for a couple weeks.  In any event, I’d like to leave a link here on the blog to an article in El País that explains exactly what happened.  According to the article, officers and their families were living in the barracks dormitory at the time of the blast but, despite the amount of people living there, nobody was badly injured.  If I talk with friends in Burgos over the next few days and they have information to add, I’ll try to update this post with that information. 

UPDATE on July 30th, 2009: It appears as though ETA has struck again with another car bomb, this time in Majorca.  At least two police officers were killed in this blast.  Unbelievably, this is now the second attack in a little over 24 hours.  Read more in El País.   

These attacks were supposedly carried out by ETA, an armed separatist organization headquartered in the Basque region of Spain.  If you’d like to learn a little more about ETA, you may wish to check out the Wikipedia article. 

Hasta luego,
–Chris
http://abroadinspain.com

]]> http://abroadinspain.com/2009/07/29/eta-explosion-in-burgos/feed/ 2 Demonstration against ETA in Vitoria… http://abroadinspain.com/2008/05/16/demonstration-against-eta-in-vitoria/ http://abroadinspain.com/2008/05/16/demonstration-against-eta-in-vitoria/#comments Fri, 16 May 2008 10:44:27 +0000 Chris http://abroadinspain.com/?p=164 According to this article in El País, there was a political demonstration held to protest ETA today in Vitoria, a city in the Basque Region of Spain.  This demonstration was organized by members of various political parties in Spain and was a reaction to the recent death of a Guardia Civil officer after an [...]]]> According to this article in El País, there was a political demonstration held to protest ETA today in Vitoria, a city in the Basque Region of Spain.  This demonstration was organized by members of various political parties in Spain and was a reaction to the recent death of a Guardia Civil officer after an ETA bombing in Legutiano (another city in the Basque Region).  Because prominent members of several opposing Spanish political parties were present, the article points out that today’s demonstration was a symbol of the ability of all Spaniards – regardless of their party affiliation – to unite and fight against terrorism.

For those of you who wish to know more about ETA, you may want to check out this Wikipedia Article (in Spanish).

You also may be interested in seeing pictures of the demonstration on the El País website.

Hasta luego,
–Chris
http://www.abroadinspain.com

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