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2000 Aug 24 |
Ricardo Miguel Cavallo, a suspected torturer from the Argentine “dirty war,” was arrested in Mexico after former political prisoners identified him. Cavallo was extradited to Spain in 2003 and charged with genocide and terrorism. Links: Argentina, Spain, Mexico 
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2000 Aug 29 |
In Spain Manuel Indiano (29), a councilman in Zumarraga, was shot and killed outside his candy store. The ETA was blamed. Links: Spain, Basques, ETA
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2000 Sep 13 |
In Spain masked police raided the EKIN offices, the fund-raising wing of the ETA. 20 people were arrested. Links: Spain, Basques, ETA
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2000 Sep 14 |
In Spain Ramon Rekalde, a former Socialist Party official, was wounded with a shot in the head in San Sebastian. The ETA was blamed. Links: Spain, Basques, ETA
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2000 Sep 15 |
Truckers across Europe blocked highways to protest high fuel costs. Protests hit Spain, Germany, Ireland, Poland and the Czech Republic. Links: Spain, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Czech Rep.
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2000 Sep 21 |
In Spain Jose Luis Ruiz Casado (42), a town councilor, was shot and killed in Sant Adria de Besos outside of Barcelona. The ETA was blamed. Links: Spain, Basques, ETA
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2000 Oct 9 |
In Spain Luis Portero, a head state attorney for the Andalusian Superior Court, was shot to death in Granada. The ETA was suspected. Links: Spain, Basques, ETA
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2000 Oct 16 |
In Spain Col. Antonio Munoz Carinanos (58), a military doctor, was killed in Seville by 3 suspected Basque gunmen. 2 suspects were arrested. Links: Spain, Basques, ETA
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2000 Oct 22 |
In Spain Maximo Casada Carrera (44), a prison officer, was killed by a car bomb in Vitoria. The ETA was blamed. Links: Spain, Basques, ETA
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2000 Oct 30 |
In Madrid, Spain, a car bomb killed Supreme Court magistrate Jose Francisco Querol (69), his driver and an escort. 35 were wounded and the ETA was blamed. Links: Spain, Basques, ETA
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2000 Nov 21 |
In Spain Ernest Lluch (63), a former government minister, was killed by suspected ETA gunmen in a Barcelona suburb. Links: Spain, Basques, ETA
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2000 Nov 22 |
In Spain the government reported its 1st case of mad cow disease. Links: Spain, Mad Cow
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2000 Dec 12 |
Spanish police arrested Valdimir Gusinsky, a Russian media magnate, on a Russian warrant for misrepresenting assets for loans. Links: Russia, Spain
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2000 Dec 31 |
Flamenco dancer Jose Greco died in Lancaster, Pa., at age 82. Links: Spain, Pennsylvania, Dance
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Spanish journalist Emilio Silva was shown where his grandfather was buried. The mass grave in El Bierzo contained dozens of other victims of Francoist repression. Spaniards across the country soon began reporting on thousands of victims buried in similar unmarked graves. Links: Spain
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The Bank of Spain began requiring leading banks to set aside a portion of profits against future losses. Links: Spain, Banking
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2001 Jan 3 |
In Spain a commuter train hit a van near Lorca and 12 Ecuadoran farm workers were killed. Links: Spain, Ecuador, Train Crash
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2001 Jan 6 |
A NATO meeting was scheduled in Italy on the use of ammunition with depleted uranium following the deaths from cancer of 6 Italian soldiers following duty in the Balkans. 5 Balkan veterans from Belgium along with peacekeepers from Spain, Portugal and the Czech Republic had died of cancer. Links: Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, NATO, Czech Rep.
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2001 Jan 24 |
Portugal Telecom and Spain’s Telefonica announced today the formation of a US$ 10 billion Strategic Joint Venture ("JV") for mobile services in Brazil. The resulting entity, named Vivo, was formed from seven assorted mobile units they already controlled. Links: Brazil, Portugal, Spain, M&A, Telecom
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2001 Feb 4 |
In Spain a crowd of 10-40 thousand marched in Barcelona to protest a tough new against illegal immigrants. Links: Spain
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2001 Feb 22 |
In Spain 2 people were killed when suspected Basque separatists bombed a train station in San Sebastian. Separately French police arrested the alleged ETA military chief. Links: Spain, France, ETA
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2001 Mar 11 |
In Spain over 100,000 people protested in Madrid against a $23 billion plan to divert water from the Ebro river to areas in the south. Links: Spain
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2001 Mar 17 |
In Spain Santos Santamaria Avedano (32), a police officer, was killed when a car bomb went off as he evacuated guests from a hotel in Roses. Links: Spain, ETA
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2001 Mar 20 |
In Spain Froilan Elespe, Socialist deputy mayor of Lasarte, was shot and killed. The ETA was blamed. Links: Spain, ETA
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2001 May 6 |
In Spain Manuel Gimenez Abad (52), a politician of the ruling Popular Party, was shot to death in Zaragoza. Links: Spain
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2001 May 13 |
In Spain Basque Nationalists won the regional elections. Links: Spain, Basques
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2001 May 18 |
In France Loik Le Floch-Prigent, former head of Elf Aquitane SA (1989-1994), told newspapers that millions of dollars were paid in secret commissions to African governments, Spain and Germany, with the approval of 5 presidents. Links: Spain, France, Germany, Govm’t Scandal
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2001 May 24 |
In Spain Santiago Oleaga Elejabarrieta (54), financial director of the El Diario Vasco daily newspaper, was shot and killed. The ETA was blamed. Links: Spain, ETA
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2001 Jun 10 |
In Spain thousands marched in Madrid to protest an upcoming visit by Pres. Bush. Links: Spain, BushGW
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2001 Jun 12 |
Pres. Bush on his 1st major overseas trip met with Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar in Madrid and pushed for his missile defense shield. Links: Spain, USA, BushGW
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2001 Jun 28 |
In Spain a parcel bomb in Madrid injured Gen. Justo Oreja Pedraza (63), a defense minister, along with 15 others. The ETA was blamed. Links: Spain, ETA
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2001 Jul 10 |
In Madrid, Spain, a policeman was killed by a bomb. Basque rebels were blamed. Links: Spain, Basques, ETA
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2001 Jul 14 |
In Spain gunmen shot and killed a police officer, Mikel Uribe (44), in Leaburu and a bomb killed a local politician, Jose Javier Mugica (50), in Leiza. The ETA was blamed. Links: Spain, ETA
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2001 Aug 18 |
In Spain a Basque rebel car bomb exploded outside 2 resort hotels in Salou. Links: Spain, ETA
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2001 Aug 29 |
In Spain a Binter Mediterraneo CN-235 airplane crash-landed near Malaga’s airport and at least 3 of 47 people aboard were killed. Links: Spain, Air Crash
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2001 Sep 26 |
Spain detained 6 Algerians with alleged links to Osama bin Laden and a group planning attacks on US targets in Europe. Links: Algeria, Spain, al-Qaida
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2001 Oct 1 |
In Spain suspected Basque militants exploded a car bomb in Vitoria that caused much damage to the city center. Links: Spain, Basques, ETA
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2001 Oct 4 |
The EU made a joint announcement with Spain that the Basque ETA would be put on the list of terrorist organizations whose assets would be frozen by the EU. Links: Spain, EU, Basques, ETA
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2001 Oct 12 |
In Spain a bombing caused wide damage in Madrid. Basque separatists were suspected. Links: Spain, Basques, ETA
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2001 Oct 15 |
It was reported that Croatian officials had suspended the use of Baxter Int’l. filters for kidney dialysis machines after 23 patients died in a week. A similar incident in Spain killed 10 people but tests seemed to rule out the filters. Links: Spain, Croatia, Medical
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2001 Nov 6 |
In Madrid, Spain, a rush hour car bomb blast injured 95 people. The ETA was suspected and a man and woman were arrested. Links: Spain, ETA
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2001 Nov 7 |
In Spain Judge Jose Maria Lidon Corbi was shot to death as he drove out of his garage in Gexto. The ETA was held responsible. Links: Spain, ETA
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2001 Nov 13 |
Spanish police arrested 11 people with suspected links to Osama bin Laden. Links: Spain, al-Qaida
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2001 Nov 18 |
In Spain 8 men, Soldiers of Allah, detained last week were reported to be members of the al Qaeda network and to have played a role in the Sep 11 attacks. Links: Spain, al-Qaida
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2001 Nov 19 |
Four foreign journalists and their Afghan guide were killed in an ambush between Jalalabad and Kabul: Harry Burton of Australia (Reuters), Azizullah Haidari, Afghan photographer (Reuters), Julio Fuentes of Spain (El Mundo, Madrid), and Maria Grazia Cutuli of Italy (Corriere della Sera, Milan). In 2004 Afghan judges sentenced Reza Khan to death for his role in the ambush. Khan said he was under orders from militia commander Mohammed Agha. Links: Australia, Italy, Spain, Afghan, Journalism
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2001 Nov 20 |
Abu Qatada (40), a Muslim cleric living in London, was named in a Spanish indictment as a pivotal figure in the al Qaeda network in Europe. Links: Spain, Britain, al-Qaida
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2001 Nov 23 |
Spain set terms for extradition of 8 men charged with complicity in the Sep 11 attacks that included trial by a civilian court. 2 policemen were killed in Beasain. Links: Spain
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2001 Dec 28 |
The EU expanded its list of terrorist organizations to include Irish, Basque, Greek and Middle Eastern extremist groups. Links: Spain, EU, Palestine, Greece, Ireland, Lebanon, Basques, ETA
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2001 Dec 31 |
The US designated 6 more entities as suspected terrorist organizations. 5 groups were active in the UK, the 6th was active in Spain. Lashkar-e-Taiba was designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization. Links: Spain, Britain, USA, Terrorism
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2002 Jan 1 |
In Europe 50 billion new euro coins and 14 billion new euro notes began circulating in 12 participating countries in the most ambitious currency changeover in history: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Spain, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands and Portugal Links: Austria, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Spain, France, Germany, EU, Netherlands, Greece, Money, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg
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2002 Jan 17 |
Camilo Jose Cela (85), Spanish novelist and 1989 Noble Prize winner, died in Madrid. Links: Spain, Nobel Prize, Writer
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2002 Jan 19 |
Spain arrested 2 suspected members of al Qaeda. Links: Spain, al-Qaida
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2002 Feb 24 |
The XIX Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City came to a close. In one of the last events Canada beat the US hockey team 5-2 for the gold. Links: Russia, Spain, Canada, Olympics, Utah
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2002 Mar 18 |
In Spain police discovered at least 19 corpses at the home and car of an ex-funeral parlor employee in Malaga. Links: Spain
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2002 Mar 21 |
A local Spanish official was shot to death by gunmen in the Basque region. Police suspected the ETA. Links: Spain, Basques, ETA
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2002 Apr 10 |
Sec. of State Colin Powell stopped in Spain to gather EU support in the Middle East conflict. He again called for an immediate end to Israel's military operations. Links: Spain, USA, Israel, Palestine
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2002 Apr 11 |
In Tunisia a gas tanker truck crashed into the wall of a El Ghriba synagogue on the island of Djerba and killed 14 Germans, 6 Tunisians and a Frenchman. The government at first called it an accident. Later evidence indicated that it was an act of terrorism. Nizar Nawar (24), a Tunisian citizen who had studied in Canada, was the driver. Al Qaeda later claimed responsibility. In 2006 a Spanish court sentenced two men to a total of 10 years in prison for their part in a suicide bombing. In 2006 Nawar’s uncle, Belgacem Nawar (44), was convicted in Tunis and sentenced to years in prison for aiding in the attack. Links: Spain, France, Germany, Suicide, al-Qaida, Tunisia
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2002 Apr 12 |
UN delegates in Madrid agreed on a 44-page "Int'l. Plan of Action on Aging." There were no specifics to finance or monitor compliance. Links: Spain, UN
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2002 Apr 23 |
Spanish police arrested Mohamed Zouaydi on charges of financing terrorist activities around the world. Links: Spain
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2002 May 1 |
In Madrid, Spain, a bomb exploded near a sports stadium and 17 people were injured. Links: Spain, ETA
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