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| France vows to eradicate Basque ETA bases |
| 2010-03-24 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] French president Nicolas Sarkozy has promised to eradicate all bases of the armed Basque nationalist and separatist organization ETA. "We will eradicate one by one all ETA bases in France. We will flush them out one by one. We will dismantle all of the support networks of this terrorist organization," Sarkozy was quoted as saying by AFP. Sarkozy was speaking Tuesday at the funeral of a French policeman slain last week by suspected ETA gunmen in a Paris suburb. The state ceremony was also attended by the Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. Sarkozy said he will not let France become a staging ground for terrorism. The EU has designated the ETA as a terrorist group blaming the organization for the death of more than 820 people during its 41-year campaign. The 52-year-old policeman, Jean-Serge Nerin, was shot dead after confronting a group of suspicious individuals 50 kilometers south of Paris. The sole person arrested in connection with the killing has admitted to being an ETA member. Police are looking for at least five other suspects. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Imagine the fuss if they were Islamic terrorists instead of nationalist ones. |
| Posted by: gromky 2010-03-24 05:49 |