Basque ETA in Spain-should I be concerned?
Aug 10th 2003, 1:46 am
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Basque ETA in Spain-should I be concerned?
I am traveling to Spain in September. Should I be alarmed at ETA's recent
promises of bombings? Any areas to stay away from? Any specific advice?
Fred
promises of bombings? Any areas to stay away from? Any specific advice?
Fred
Aug 10th 2003, 8:13 pm
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Re: Basque ETA in Spain-should I be concerned?
"Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> I am traveling to Spain in September. Should I be alarmed at ETA's recent
> promises of bombings? Any areas to stay away from? Any specific advice?
>
> Fred
You already seem alarmed. Stay away from bombing areas, and please
tell us where they are so we can tell the police and stay away too...
Now seriously, no need to worry about ETA more than about pickpockets
or a traffic accident. Relax and enjoy your stay in Spain.
Alejandro
> I am traveling to Spain in September. Should I be alarmed at ETA's recent
> promises of bombings? Any areas to stay away from? Any specific advice?
>
> Fred
You already seem alarmed. Stay away from bombing areas, and please
tell us where they are so we can tell the police and stay away too...
Now seriously, no need to worry about ETA more than about pickpockets
or a traffic accident. Relax and enjoy your stay in Spain.
Alejandro
Aug 11th 2003, 1:07 am
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Re: Basque ETA in Spain-should I be concerned?
Visited Spain in May 2002. Beautiful country!! ETA is no reason ot stay
away. There was a couple car bombings the night before I was to arrive in
Madrid, but this probably had to do more with the big football match that
night with Real Madrid.
"Alejandro" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > I am traveling to Spain in September. Should I be alarmed at ETA's
recent
> > promises of bombings? Any areas to stay away from? Any specific
advice?
> >
> > Fred
> You already seem alarmed. Stay away from bombing areas, and please
> tell us where they are so we can tell the police and stay away too...
> Now seriously, no need to worry about ETA more than about pickpockets
> or a traffic accident. Relax and enjoy your stay in Spain.
> Alejandro
away. There was a couple car bombings the night before I was to arrive in
Madrid, but this probably had to do more with the big football match that
night with Real Madrid.
"Alejandro" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> "Fred" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> > I am traveling to Spain in September. Should I be alarmed at ETA's
recent
> > promises of bombings? Any areas to stay away from? Any specific
advice?
> >
> > Fred
> You already seem alarmed. Stay away from bombing areas, and please
> tell us where they are so we can tell the police and stay away too...
> Now seriously, no need to worry about ETA more than about pickpockets
> or a traffic accident. Relax and enjoy your stay in Spain.
> Alejandro
Aug 11th 2003, 4:14 am
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Re: Basque ETA in Spain-should I be concerned?
Following up to Fred
>I am traveling to Spain in September. Should I be alarmed at ETA's recent
>promises of bombings? Any areas to stay away from? Any specific advice?
The risk is low compared with things like car crashes, very low.
Usually ETA have attacked Spanish rather than tourist targets, this
may be changing, your guess is as good as mine.
--
Mike Reid
Flamenco, the European blues
"http://www.fell-walker.co.uk/andalus.htm#flamenco"
(see webpage for email)
>I am traveling to Spain in September. Should I be alarmed at ETA's recent
>promises of bombings? Any areas to stay away from? Any specific advice?
The risk is low compared with things like car crashes, very low.
Usually ETA have attacked Spanish rather than tourist targets, this
may be changing, your guess is as good as mine.
--
Mike Reid
Flamenco, the European blues
"http://www.fell-walker.co.uk/andalus.htm#flamenco"
(see webpage for email)
Aug 11th 2003, 9:30 am
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Re: Basque ETA in Spain-should I be concerned?
> I am traveling to Spain in September. Should I be alarmed at ETA's recent
> promises of bombings? Any areas to stay away from? Any specific advice?
ETA has never really targeted foreigners specifically (though they do
occasionally plant a bomb or two in Spanish Mediterranean resort
towns, the so-called "summer campaign"); they mainly go after
low-level government officials and police officers. Nor do all that
many bombings occur over the course of any given year outside the
Basque country, which is where most of the violence occurs. So while
your chances of being injured or killed in an attack is certainly not
zero, it is very low. I'd would treat it like any other possible
hazard.
> promises of bombings? Any areas to stay away from? Any specific advice?
ETA has never really targeted foreigners specifically (though they do
occasionally plant a bomb or two in Spanish Mediterranean resort
towns, the so-called "summer campaign"); they mainly go after
low-level government officials and police officers. Nor do all that
many bombings occur over the course of any given year outside the
Basque country, which is where most of the violence occurs. So while
your chances of being injured or killed in an attack is certainly not
zero, it is very low. I'd would treat it like any other possible
hazard.
