Attempted Assassination on The King of Spain
King Juan Carlos
A man was recently arrested after being accused to have taken part in a terrorist plot to assassinate the king of Spain. Armed police arrested Eneko Gogeaskoetxea Arronategui at 8.55am, on behalf of the Spanish authorities. The arrest was made with help from officers from Scotland Yard’s extradition unit and the Cambridgeshire force over alleged charges dating back to 1997.
Spanish media said Arronategui was linked to violence carried out by the Basque separatist group, Eta, and had been hiding in Britain with his family for several years. The attempt to kill the king involved a plot to bomb the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao as King Juan Carlos opened it, but this plan was stopped by police.
After the arrest a police rep said “a proactive, intelligence-led operation. Officers from the MPS extradition unit and armed officers from Cambridgeshire police carried out the arrest. Searches by detectives from the MPS counterterrorism command supported by local officers are taking place at one residential address and two business addresses in Cambridge.” (photo Credit: Estonian Foreign Ministry)
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