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2007-03-28 Europe

ETA terrorists surprised during target practice

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-03-28 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 In fact French police has been fighting ETA much màore actively than the Spoanish one (headed by Zapatero, who probably owes them his victory).

About the article: there is not such thing as rangers in France. These were more probably garde-champetres (village police officers who are supposed to deal with drunkards or property trespassers with serious crime, that is the job of gendarmes). I doubt theuir vegicles have radios meaning that by the time they reported the ETA guys were 30 miles from there.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2007-03-28 04:56|| 2007-03-28 04:56|| Front Page Top

#2 They appear to have been practising with automatic pistols.

IIRC, the discovery (not often in the act) of "target practice" in french forests is not that unusual, be it from terrs or run-of-the-mill gangsters; I remember police finding a car carcass which had been used repeatedly for RPG practice, for example, a couple of years ago I think.
Also, JFM is quite right, "rangers" would be garde-champêtres, that is non LE types, but local village employees.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-03-28 05:09|| 2007-03-28 05:09|| Front Page Top

#3 Thanks for filling in the details.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-03-28 07:27|| 2007-03-28 07:27|| Front Page Top