The United States has put a Basque military leader and explosive expert, Aitzol Iriondo Yarza, on its list of terrorists. The State Department issued a statement Thursday saying that Iriondo, a leader of the terrorist group ETA, is detained in France and awaiting extradition to Spain to face terrorism and murder charges. The designation blocks […]
US Designates Basque ETA Leader As Terrorist
Posted June 21st, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
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Basque Leader Receives 10-Year Sentence
Posted September 16th, 2011 at 7:20 am (UTC-5)
A Spanish court has sentenced a Basque separatist leader to 10 years in prison for trying to rebuild the banned political wing of the militant group ETA. The National Court handed down the sentence Friday for Arnaldo Otegi. Otegi had been in prison since 2009 awaiting trial and sentencing for secretly plotting to rebuild Batasuna. […]
