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Sarkozy takes refuge in bar from egg-tossing crowd
06/03/2012 - FRENCH ELECTIONS 2012

Sarkozy takes refuge in bar from egg-tossing crowd

French President Nicolas Sarkozy was forced to seek temporary refuge in a bar in the southwestern region of Bayonne Thursday after he was mobbed by opposition supporters and hundreds of Basque separatists yelling insults and throwing eggs.
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Basque separatists ETA say armed struggle is over
21/10/2011 - SPAIN

Basque separatists ETA say armed struggle is over

Basque separatist group ETA has declared an end to half a century of armed struggle for a Basque homeland independent of Spain. The armed secessionist group has been blamed for 829 deaths.
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ETA insists it wants to 'overcome the armed conflict'
16/04/2011 - SPAIN

ETA insists it wants to 'overcome the armed conflict'

The armed Basque separatist group ETA has said its recent ceasefire announcement showed its commitment to "overcome the armed conflict". The statement comes after a recent series of major setbacks for the terrorist group.
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Spanish police seize 1.6 tonnes of explosives from ETA
14/04/2011 - SPAIN

Spanish police seize 1.6 tonnes of explosives from ETA

Spanish police have seized 1.6 tonnes of explosives belonging to ETA, the biggest haul of its kind in the country's four-decade struggle against the Basque separatist group.
Senior ETA members arrested in remote village
11/03/2011 - FRANCE

Senior ETA members arrested in remote village

French and Spanish police say they have arrested four suspected members of Basque separatist group ETA, including the organisation's alleged military chief, in a remote village in northern France.
Basque separatist party eyes comeback, rejects violence
07/02/2011 - SPAIN

Basque separatist party eyes comeback, rejects violence

Batasuna, the banned political arm of Basque separatist group ETA, said Monday that it was launching a new party and renouncing violence in a bid to regain a legal status and contest elections. But the move was greeted with widespread scepticism.
ETA prepared to bow to demands for permanent ceasefire
26/09/2010 - SPAIN

ETA prepared to bow to demands for permanent ceasefire

The Basque separatist group ETA said Saturday it was prepared to offer an official and permanent ceasefire. Spain's government has previously rejected ETA's promises to end violence, saying anything short of a permanent commitment was insufficient.
Basque separatists call for 'international mediation'
19/09/2010 - SPAIN

Basque separatists call for 'international mediation'

The Basque separatist group ETA has appealed for international mediation to solve its decades-old conflict with the Spanish government, two weeks after Madrid dismissed its unilateral ceasefire.
Spain dismisses Basque ceasefire announcement
06/09/2010 - SPAIN

Spain dismisses Basque ceasefire announcement

Spain's Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba has rejected a ceasefire proposed by the Basque separatist group ETA, saying the organisation must renounce violence "forever".
Basque govt dismisses ETA ceasefire as ‘insufficient’
06/09/2010 - SPAIN

Basque govt dismisses ETA ceasefire as ‘insufficient’

Basque separatist group ETA announced a ceasefire on Sunday, suggesting it would pursue its quest for independence through political means. But a regional minister promptly dismissed the move, saying ETA was yet to renounce violence.
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