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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. ETA has killed a Socialist former councilman ... vile and cowardly act.
    SOURCE: The Seattle Times 21 months ago
  2. It was clear that ETA wanted to get someone during this campaign and it managed to do that today, probably because it managed to catch someone who was undefended and with no bodyguard
    SOURCE: The Seattle Times 21 months ago
  3. Today, terrorists tried to interfere in the peaceful demonstration of the will of the people as they go to the polls ... We will not permit it today. We will never permit it.
    Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero – Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero SOURCE: The Seattle Times 21 months ago
  4. Together we will put an end to this scourge which has been attacking Spanish society for decades
    SOURCE: Channel News Asia 21 months ago
  5. Everyone knows what I think. Only the terrorists are to blame. The only option is to defeat them with the law. They should lose all hope of achieving their political objectives
    SOURCE: Channel News Asia 21 months ago
  6. We knew that ETA could still cause irreparable damage and pain to Spaniards ... Today they have added another victim to their long and ignominious list.
    SOURCE: WHDH-TV 21 months ago
  7. They have once again killed a person and destroyed a family
    SOURCE: The Telegraph 21 months ago
  8. I think the attack may mobilise a sympathy vote for the Socialists, particularly among young voters
    SOURCE: Financial Times 21 months ago
  9. We should all stand by the family of Isaias Carrasco and remain united, united against Eta. The guilty ones are terrorists, Eta assassins, and the only option is to defeat them with the law, the security services and the unbreakable will of 45 million Spaniards.
    SOURCE: The Independent 21 months ago
  10. This is a vile and cowardly act which deserves our total rejection. A vile and cowardly act by a band of murderers who are never going to conquer the will of Spanish democracy
    SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 21 months ago
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