The ETA attack, which brought the best-prepared Guardia Civil commandos into the Basque Country

At the beginning of February 1980, the terrorist gang murdered six agents near Ispaster; The blow was so severe that the Benemérita halted the GAR’s course and sent its members north to secure the area.

One of the Land Rovers in the convoy after being shot by the ETA members ABC

Manuel P. Villatoro

On February 2, 1980, one of the bloodiest coups against Benemérita took place in Spain. “Six civilians were killed early this morning in the town of Ispaster in Biscay, near Ea, as a result…

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