Basque Group ETA Declares Permanent Cease-Fire
January 10 2011
The Basque terrorist group ETA has announced a permanent truce after four decades of bloodshed, Bloomberg News reports.
The group has been fighting for an independent state in the Basque area across northern Spain and southwest France.
"ETA has decided to declare a permanent and general cease- fire that can be verified by the international community," said a group statement posted Monday on the website of Basque newspaper Gara.
More than 800 people have died since ETA's...
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