Gunmen Make Threats in Name of Basque Group ETA
Three hooded gunmen claiming to speak for the Basque guerrilla group ETA have told a rally their armed struggle for independence from Spain continues, despite an ETA ceasefire declaration, Spanish media said on Sunday, September 24, 2006. ETA is classed as a terrorist organization by the European Union and the United States and has killed more than 800 people in the last four decades in its campaign for an independent Basque state carved out of northern Spain and southwest France