Spanish Rebels Declare Ceasefire.

Agence France Presse

London,Sep.5th

Basque separatist group ETA declared a ceasefire Sunday in it's bloody 42-year campaign for a homeland independent of Spain vowing to give up guns and bombs to seek a democratic solution.

ETA,blamed for the deaths of 829 people in attacks on Spanish targets,said it decided serveral months ago that it "will not carry out armed offensive actions".It did not if the ceasefire was temporary or permanent.

ETA made the announcement in a video sent to BBC and pro-independence Basque daily Gara ,showing three people in berets and yellow hoods sitting at a table flanked by Basque flags and an ETA symbol on the wall behind.
Listed as a terrorist group by the United States and European Union,ETA has not staged an attack on Spanish soil since August 2009,and te authorities in Spain and France have arrested much of it's leadership.
"ETA confirms itscommitment to finding a democratic solution to conflict "a woman sittng in the centre.
In its commitment to a democratically our future ,through dialogue and negotiations ,ETA is prepared today as yesterday to agree to the minimum democratic conditions neessary to put in motion a democratic process,if the Spanish government reacted cautiously.
The Interior Ministry was still examining the declaration ,a spokesman said.