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Killing derails Spain election campaign

MADRID — Spain's two main political parties abruptly curtailed campaigning for Sunday's general election after a gunman suspected of belonging to the Basque militant group ETA killed a former city councilman in northern Spain on Friday. Full Article at The Seattle Times

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  1. MADRID : Spain votes in a general election on Sunday, two days after the Socialist government's record in battling ETA was thrust into the spotlight when a gunman believed to belong to the Basque separatist group shot dead a former city councilman. Full Article at Channel News Asia

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    Basque terrorists burst on to the Spanish election campaign scene yesterday by killing a former town councillor of the ruling Socialist party, writes Leslie Crawford. Full Article at Financial Times

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  4. MADRID, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero condemned Friday the murder of a former socialist councilor allegedly by ETA before Sunday's parliamentary elections. Full Article at Xinhua

  5. Campaigning in the Spanish general election came to an abrupt halt yesterday after a politician from the ruling Socialist party was shot dead by a suspected Eta gunman. Full Article at The Independent

  6. (BRUSSELS) - The European Union condemned Friday the killing of a former politician in Spain's Basque region just before weekend general elections, and expressed solidarity with the Spanish people. Full Article at EUbusiness

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  10. Police inspected the crime scene after Isaias Carrasco, a Socialist representative, was shot in front of his wife and child as he was leaving his house in the Basque town of Arrasate. Full Article at International Herald Tribune

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