The operation, carried out in cooperation with the Guardia Civil, took place in a farmhouse located on the outskirts of the town of Louhossoa, 30 km south-east of Bayonne and near the border with Spain. In a statement, the Interior minister, Bruno Le Roux, considered the operation as “a new blow to ETA” after the discovery of another deposit of arms by the terrorist group last October 12, in a forest located at 100 km northeast of Paris, in the town of Carlepont.
Le Roux also recalled the arrest last November 5 in the town in the French basque in Ascain the alleged head of the military apparatus of ETA, Mikel Irastorza, with two of his accomplices.
The minister recalled the “determination” of France to “fight terrorism in all its forms,” and commended the “excellent cooperation” with the forces of law and order in spain.
how innocent are the arrested?
The French Ministry did not confirm the identity of the detainees, which means independence party, the French assure that they are members of the civil society engaged with the process of disarmament of the band.
In this sense, the honorary president of the French League of Human Rights (LDH), Michel Tubiana, confirmed to the newspaper “Le Monde” that he himself must have participated in the operation disablement of the weapons, but not finally was in the place of the facts.
The activist of human rights, 64 years of age, assured that it was a “voluntary initiative of ETA to disarm themselves” and that the weapons were to be neutralized to “be subsequently handed over to the French authorities.” Tubiana stated that the intervention of the police prevented it to develop this operation and accused him to Paris and Madrid “to transform a voluntary initiative in a detention”.
For the honorary president of the LDH, the governments of France and Spain have wanted to bring out a “communication operation”, said that “the authorities were informed,” and “could not ignore that it was an initiative of neutralization” of weapons.
JUV (efe, rfi)
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terrorist Attacks in Europe
March 2004: Madrid
In the worst attack in the history of Spain killed 191 people, and more than 1,800 were injured. The 11 march 2004 exploded several bombs on three trains and in one of the subway cars. Some of the terrorists were sentenced to 42.922 years in prison. Given that in Spain there is not a life sentence, will spend in jail as a maximum of 40 years.
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terrorist Attacks in Europe
July 2005: London
On the morning of 7 July 2005, at rush hour, four suicide bombers they flew through the air almost at the same time in the british capital, three of them are in the underground and another on a bus. Died, in total, 52 people, in addition to terrorists. The London bombings are islamist attacks more serious of the history of Great Britain.
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terrorist Attacks in Europe
September 2005: Denmark
on 30 September 2005, the Danish newspaper Jylannds Posten published twelve cartoons critical of islam. One of them depicts Muhammad with a bomb as a turban. The drawings sparked violent protests across the world. In addition, there was an attempt to attack the Jylannds Posten. After the attack on the magazine in paris Charlie Hebdo, the Jylannds Posten strengthened its security measures.
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terrorist Attacks in Europe
December 2010: Stockholm
Shortly before Christmas, the December 11, 2010, exploded two bombs in a busy avenue shopping in the Swedish capital. Two pedestrians were injured. The suicide bomber was a man of 28 years born in Iraq. For a long time it was believed that he acted alone, but then there was evidence that he had accomplices.
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terrorist Attacks in Europe
November 2011: Paris
In 2011, the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo was the subject of a terrorist attack. Unknown persons threw a petrol bomb was thrown at the offices of the editors. No one was injured, and until now could not identify the culprits. It is assumed that the motive for the attack were the publications of the magazine on islam. The publication continued after receiving threats and was under police protection.
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terrorist Attacks in Europe
March 2012: Toulouse
Between 11 and 22 march 2012, France held its breath. A man on a motorcycle fired first against two soldiers. Eight days later, on march 19, he killed three school children and a teacher of a jewish school in Toulouse. The Police searched for several days, until march 22, they found his apartment. The man was killed in the operation.
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terrorist Attacks in Europe
May 2014: Brussels
A gunman opened fire on 24 may 2014 at the entrance of the Jewish Museum in Brussels, killing four people. The attacker, a French, was arrested in France and handed over to the belgian authorities. It was later learned that he spent several years in Syria with islamist fighters and who had already been in jail for theft.
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terrorist Attacks in Europe
September 2014: Brussels
In September 2014, a bomb attack hit the building of the European Commission, in the belgian capital. The danger of terrorist attacks continues in Europe, according to experts. Today, however, consider that it is individual acts. Especially those who are fighting in Syria and Iraq in the militia organization Islamic State and return to Europe are in the crosshairs of the authorities.
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terrorist Attacks in Europe
January 2015: Paris
Twelve people lost their lives due to the attack on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in Paris. The terrorists fled, and their motives are still unknown. According to experts, the attack has a background islamist. The French government raised in Paris the alert against attacks jihadists at the highest level. President Hollande condemned the attack and called it an "act of unbelievable barbarity".
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terrorist Attacks in Europe
Attack on freedom
The attack in Paris is also an attack on freedom of expression and of the press. The editor-in-chief of Charlie Hebdo, Stephane Charbonnier (pictured), died in the attack, along with the cartoonists Cabu, Wolinski and Tignous. “Charb” had been threatened several times for his publications critical of islam. "He fought valiantly for the freedom of the press”, wrote today the media in all of Europe.
Author: Greta Hamann (CP/ DZ)
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