Spain: Madrid Bombing Derails ETA Peace Talks

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | 1 comment | January 3rd, 2007 | Trackback

A bombing blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA flattened a five-story parking garage at Madrid’s international airport Dec. 30, injuring 26 and leaving two Ecuadorian immigrants missing. The bombing also flattened the peace process to end the decades-long Basque separatist conflict, which appeared to be close to a resolution. ETA had declared a cease-fire in March that it called permanent, vowing to pursue a negotiated settlement with the government. This bombing caused the interior minister to label the peace process over. ETA has not officially claimed responsibility for the bombing, but a caller who warned authorities before the incident claimed to represent the group. It is too early to tell if peace talks can be resurrected.

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