Armed Basque terrorist group ETA has declared the end of more than 40 years of bombings and shootings, the Government announced the historic promise that Spain hailed as a victory for democracy.
Declaration by ETA, blamed for the murder of 829 Since its founding in 1959, promised to end the Western European campaign of the last major armed separatists.
Three ETA militants wearing black shirts with white veil over his face and a black beret makes dramatic Declaration in videos posted online, ending a deadly campaign for a Basque homeland.
“ETA has decided to stop definitively the armed activities,” the band said in a written statement that accompanies the video on the internet site of the Basque paper Gara, a spokesman for the group.
“ETA is calling for the Government of Spain and France to open a direct dialogue process with the aim of overcoming the consequences of conflict resolution and, thereby, to resolve the armed confrontation,” he said.