
Francisco Javier García Gaztelu
Francisco Javier García Gaztelu, known by his alias 'Txapote', was a key figure in the Basque separatist terrorist group ETA, notorious for his role in the brutal kidnapping and murder of politician Miguel Ángel Blanco in 1997. He was later sentenced to 50 years in prison for Blanco's murder and other violent crimes, remaining a symbol of the terror inflicted by ETA during its campaign for Basque independence.
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Francisco Javier García Gaztelu, known as 'Txapote', was one of the most brutal leaders of the ETA's military wing.
Index - FOMO - Kegyetlen terroristák végezték ki a 29 éves politikust, máig nem ocsúdtak fel az európaiakIndex.hu·
Hungary· 2026-07-20




