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ETA 'will hand in its arms before Christmas'
Thursday, September 12, 2013 @ 8:27 PM

BASQUE terrorist cell ETA has announced that it would be prepared to hand in its weapons before Christmas this year.

Experts close to the separatist organisation say its leaders plan to make a public speech before the end of the year – which will be close to the seventh anniversary of the massive attack on Madrid airport which saw them break their truce – saying they planned to down their arms.

But the process will be 'slow', their communication will warn.

The terrorists will supply an inventory of their weapons, explosives and hidden arsenals of these, although they will probably not state immediately how and when they will start the process of handing them to the State in an orderly fashion.

To do so, they will use an 'independent organisation' as an 'intermediary' to officially witness the act, but will not go through the central government, whom they consider 'a closed route', or the Basque authorities.

Read more at thinkSPAIN.com



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