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January 20, 1980 | Bombing in Basque territory

‘He who lives by the sword dies by the sword’: this applies to terrorists too (and civilians in the wrong place at the wrong time).

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May 24, 1978: Killing of alleged ETA supporter in Spain

On May 24, 1978 the Battalon Vasco-Espanol claimed the murder of a taxi driver in northern Spain it accused of helping the ETA terrorist group.

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May 6, 2009: Cellphone tower bombings in Spain

On May 6, 2009 two ETA bombs exploded at two cellphone towers in the Basque region of resulting in damage to both towers but no injuries or deaths.

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April 23, 2016: ISIS attack on Libyan oil plant

On April 23, 2016 an ISIS affiliate attacked a Libyan force guarding oil ports near the Brega terminal, killing one guard and wounding four.

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March 24, 2018: Anarchist bombing outside military court in Greece

On March 24, 2018 a Greek anarchist group placed a small bomb outside a military court in Athens resulting in a grand total of zero injuries.

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February 11, 2000: Firebombing of car dealership in Spain

On February 11, 2000 four hooded men from the Basque terrorist organisation ETA firebombed a Citroen dealership in northern Spain.

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January 21, 2000: Car bombing kills army officer in Spain

On January 21, 2000 the Basque terrorist group ETA carried out a car bomb in Madrid that killed a Spanish army officer in the centre of the city.

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What price military counter terrorism intervention?

When you call it a ‘war on terrorism’ you’d expect a military role, no? But is it the best approach?

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When the fight for independence leads to terrorism

What do we do when independence movements which are not seen, at least not yet, as terrorist groups start to venture down that road.

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October 8, 1977: ETA assassinates mayor in Spain

On October 8 of that year ETA killed Augusto Unceta Barrenechea, mayor of Guernica, and his two bodyguards.