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The Spanish Civil Guard intercepts a van loaded with 950 kg of explosives that ETA intended to use to blow up Torre Picasso in Madrid, Spain.
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Civil Guard (Spain)
Gendarmerie branch of Spain's armed forces
The Civil Guard is one of the two national law enforcement agencies of Spain. As a national gendarmerie, it is military in nature and is responsible for civil policing under the authority of both the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Defence. The role of the Ministry…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
ETA (separatist group)
Former armed Basque separatist group (1960–2018)
ETA, an acronym for Euskadi Ta Askatasuna, was an armed Basque nationalist and far-left separatist organization in the Basque Country between 1959 and 2018. The group was founded in 1959 during the era of Francoist Spain, and later evolved from a pacifist group promoting…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Torre Picasso
Skyscraper in Madrid, Spain
Torre Picasso is a skyscraper in Madrid, Spain designed by Minoru Yamasaki. From 1988 until 2007 it was the tallest building in Madrid, measuring 515 ft (157 m) and with 43 floors. Torre Picasso is located next to the Pablo Picasso Square, within the commercial complex AZCA…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Madrid
Capital and largest city of Spain
Madrid is the capital and most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), second only to Berlin, Germany, and its metropolitan area…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)