Friday, October 21, 2011

Basque Group Ends 43-Yr. Violence for Homeland; Sought Ind. Homeland on the Spain-France Border

The Voice of America website reports today (October 21, 2011) that Spain is welcoming the news that the Basque separatist group ETA (Basque Homeland Liberty) has declared an end to its bloody campaign for an independent homeland in Europe.

Civilians in Spain expressed relief that the the 43-year-old Basque conflict is over. The U.S. also welcomed ETA's declaration.

France's president, Nicolas Sarkozy, congratulated Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on the ETA's cease fire, saying it was a "victory for democracy over violence."

ETA -- regarded by many nations as a terrorist group -- has killed at least 829 people in its bid to establish an independent homeland in the Basque regions of northern Spain and southwestern France.

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