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Spanish march against Eta attack | Spanish march against Eta attack |
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Hundreds of thousands of people in Spain have demonstrated against a recent bomb attack at Madrid airport by the Basque separatist group, Eta. | Hundreds of thousands of people in Spain have demonstrated against a recent bomb attack at Madrid airport by the Basque separatist group, Eta. |
Rallies took place in the Basque city of Bilbao and in Madrid itself, where demonstrators carried white banners bearing anti-terrorist slogans. | Rallies took place in the Basque city of Bilbao and in Madrid itself, where demonstrators carried white banners bearing anti-terrorist slogans. |
The marches were boycotted by Spain's conservative opposition Popular Party and by a group representing victims. | |
They want the government to rule out any further talks with the group. | They want the government to rule out any further talks with the group. |
The boycott by the Popular Party was the first time a major party has not attended an anti-Eta protest since democracy returned to Spain in the 1970s. | The boycott by the Popular Party was the first time a major party has not attended an anti-Eta protest since democracy returned to Spain in the 1970s. |
Police estimated that at least 175,000 people took to the streets in Madrid, with another 80,000 in Bilbao. | Police estimated that at least 175,000 people took to the streets in Madrid, with another 80,000 in Bilbao. |
"The saddest thing is that the political parties are incapable of agreeing to demonstrate for something as simple as peace," 43-year-old shop worker Miguel Melgar told the AFP news agency. | "The saddest thing is that the political parties are incapable of agreeing to demonstrate for something as simple as peace," 43-year-old shop worker Miguel Melgar told the AFP news agency. |
Peace problems | Peace problems |
Two people were killed and a number of others injured in the Madrid airport bombing, which came after a nine-month Eta ceasefire. | Two people were killed and a number of others injured in the Madrid airport bombing, which came after a nine-month Eta ceasefire. |
The airport bombing was Eta's first deadly attack in yearsAlthough Eta has admitted the attack, it said its "permanent ceasefire", agreed in March, remained intact. | The airport bombing was Eta's first deadly attack in yearsAlthough Eta has admitted the attack, it said its "permanent ceasefire", agreed in March, remained intact. |
Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba has said he cannot see how the peace process could resume. | Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba has said he cannot see how the peace process could resume. |
After the 30 December bombing he said dialogue with Eta was "finished". | After the 30 December bombing he said dialogue with Eta was "finished". |
The two deaths at the airport were the first attributed to Eta in more than three years. | The two deaths at the airport were the first attributed to Eta in more than three years. |
The group is seeking an independent state in northern Spain and south-west France. | The group is seeking an independent state in northern Spain and south-west France. |
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