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In July 1997, the armed Basque separatist group, ETA, kidnapped a young local councillor called Miguel Blanco and threatened to kill him within 48 hours. The ultimatum sparked nationwide protests against ETA on a scale never previously seen in Spain. Witness speaks to former Spanish Interior Ministry official, Gustavo de Aristegui. PHOTO: Miguel Angel Blanco's sister, Maria del Mar, in front of a mural of her brother. (Getty Images)
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