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Basque Leader Sees 'Developments' Leading To End Of Violence

December 28 2010

Spain

The leader of the political wing of a Basque terrorist group is ready to give up violence and pursue a peaceful strategy, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Arnaldo Otegi, the former spokesman for Batasuna, responded to the paper in writing from jail.

Otegi stopped short of confirming that ETA would announce an end to its 42-year-old struggle with Madrid, but said that unspecified "coming developments" will pressure the Spanish government to negotiate an end to the Basque...

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