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Canary IslandsFrance and Spain: ETA Threatens Violence before Summer
Date: May 27th, 2009 |
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In an interview with a Basque newspaper, two members of the Basque separatist group ETA threatened a campaign of violence before the summer. One was quoted as saying ETA would attack tourists and Britons seeking second homes in southwestern France’s Basque region, claiming the outsiders were destroying the region’s culture and heritage. Two years ago [read more]
Spain: Possible ETA Terror Attacks Leading up to March 1
Date: February 12th, 2009 | No Comments
Terrorist attacks by the Basque separatist organization ETA are a possibility in the weeks leading up to March 1 regional elections, especially in light of the Spanish Supreme Court’s Feb. 8 banning of two Basque political parties from the contest. ETA was blamed for the Feb. 6 burning of commuter trains and buses in the [read more]
Spain: ETA Bomb Blasts on Costa del Sol
Date: August 21st, 2008 | No Comments
Two small bombs exploded at Costa del Sol resorts Aug. 17, causing little damage and no injuries but forcing the evacuation of 10,000 people, including many tourists. The incidents also created gridlock because of street closures in Malaga and around the airport. A third bomb was defused. All three bombs were claimed by the Basque [read more]
Spain: Authorities Worry About ETA Summer Violence
Date: March 26th, 2008 | No Comments
In the past few weeks the Basque separatist group ETA has assassinated a former politician and detonated a car bomb outside a police station in Calahorra in northern Spain, raising fears among security officials that the group may be planning attacks on tourist areas this summer. The concern arises from an assessment that ETA is [read more]
Spain: ETA Threat; Spanair Cabin Crews May Strike
Date: June 20th, 2007 | No Comments
A report by Spanish military intelligence leaked to the media revealed concerns that the Basque separatist group ETA may be planning terrorist attacks this summer on tourist areas of the Spanish coast. The report said ETA has five mobile terror cells composed of young recruits and weapons and explosives stolen last fall from an armory [read more]
Spain: Stinging Bluebottles Invade Mediterranean
Date: May 6th, 2009 | No Comments
Portuguese Men o’ War (a.k.a. bluebottles) have been spotted in the Mediterranean off the coast of Spain for the first time in a decade. The jellyfish-like creatures congregate in swarms and live at the surface, moving only with the wind, currents and tides. Their stings cause severe pain and red welts that can last for [read more]
Spain: Nightclub Bouncer Turf War Hits Madrid
Date: January 29th, 2009 | No Comments
A turf war over nightclubs’ bouncer business has spilled violence into Madrid’s historic center, where a recent shooting at Heaven nightclub killed two and injured three. That same night at a club a half mile away a man was shot in the head but the incident did not appear to be related. Rival gangs of [read more]
Spain: ETA Bombings on Beaches; Police Dismantle Top Terrorist Cell
Date: July 23rd, 2008 | No Comments
Four bombings claimed by the Basque militant group ETA hit tourist beaches in northern Spain July 20, causing one injury and no deaths. The bombings occurred in Loredo and Noja, halfway between Santander and Bilbao. Poor weather kept most tourists off the beaches that day. The incidents follow ETA’s pattern of attacking tourist areas more [read more]
Spain: Canary Islands Wildfires Displace Thousands
Date: August 2nd, 2007 | No Comments
Some 14,000 people have been evacuated from homes, hotels and campgrounds in the Canary Islands because of stubborn forest fires on two of the archipelago’s most visited islands. Fires on Tenerife and Gran Canaria have burned out of control since July 27, but luckily the infernos have been inland, mostly away from the coastal tourist [read more]
Spain: Air Carriers Must Collect Advance Passenger Information
Date: June 13th, 2007 | No Comments
Under a directive from the European Union, air carriers must begin collecting “Advance Passenger Information” (API) from all passengers from non-Schengen Treaty countries, and Spain is the first country to apply this requirement. This means that all U.S. citizens flying to Spain must now provide information such as name, nationality, date of birth, and passport [read more]
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