Basque Politician Slain; Rebels Blamed
A local politician was shot and killed Tuesday in the latest attack blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA.
The victim was Froilan Elespe, 54, a deputy mayor and member of the Socialist Party, the Basque regional Interior Ministry said. Elespe was shot at least twice as he stood in a bar, police said in Lasarte, an industrial town about six miles south of San Sebastian.
Interior Minister Mariano Rajoy said the attack appeared to be the work of ETA, which has waged a 33-year campaign for Basque independence. If confirmed, it would be the 29th killing by the group since it ended a cease-fire in December 1999.
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