| Press Statement Richard Boucher, Spokesman Washington, DC May 7, 2001 Spanish Politician Killed in Zaragoza, SpainThe United States strongly condemns and denounces those responsible for the assassination of Popular Party Senator Manuel Gimenez Abad on May 6 in Zaragoza, Spain. Mr. Gimenez was brutally shot while accompanying his son to a soccer match. This horrific killing occurred only a week before the May 13 elections for the Basque regional parliament and follows a pattern of ETA terrorist acts in Spain. The Spanish people, including the majority of Spain's Basque populace, have clearly demonstrated that Spaniards have no tolerance for such acts of violence. We support the Spanish government's efforts to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice. The United States extends its deepest sympathies to the Spanish people, Mr. Gimenez's family, and all the families of the recent victims of terrorist violence in Spain. |
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