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reaching a narrow part of the road. According to witnesses, two young men "posted on both sides of the street, machine-gunned the vehicle in crossfire." Almost at the same time, one of the ETA members tossed a hand grenade inside the vehicle, while the other members of the commando continued firing from the opposite sidewalk.
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Ejército del Aire y del Espacio (Air and Space Force)
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1394:1925 births
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138:Preceded by
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1197:1941–1986
939:References
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657:Valparaíso
645:Montevideo
564:"V-18" in
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442:Early life
331:Profession
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172:1984–1986
168:In office
94:In office
927:See also
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605:(DD-509)
603:Converse
592:Fletcher
503:Canarias
494:flagship
463:general
281:Children
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1368:Symbols
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1046:El País
888:Castile
873:Coronet
735:Honours
727:Funeral
689:Livorno
685:Melilla
622:, the
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539:Cíclope
496:of the
461:Carlist
357:1943–86
312:Parents
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227:, Spain
177:Monarch
103:Monarch
24:surname
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897:Orders
665:Balboa
661:Callao
568:, 1950
566:Pasaia
562:vessel
551:Pegaso
543:Lanzón
471:Career
448:Madrid
432:Madrid
416:Basque
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