Basque Separatism in Spain and a Weapons Cache Find

Spain's Civil Guard raided a farm in Basque country April 12, discovering 1.6 metric tons of explosives, the largest explosives cache found in Spain's history and arresting three suspected members of the militant group ETA's Erreka commando unit. As divisions between ETA and its political wing, Batasuna, increase and Basque support shifts away from militancy and toward peaceful resistance, the future of Basque militancy is unclear. However, Spain's reluctance to acknowledge Basque separatist parties like Sortu could again lead Basques back to ETA, or a splinter group.