Antonio Velasco Benito

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Born in: Castilla y León
Age: 39
Offspring: 1
Marital status: Married
Job: Civil Guard officer
Date of the attack: 21/04/1984
Place of the attack: Bilbo
Weapon: Automatic Riffle
Killed by: ETA

Description

On 21 April 1984, ETA assassinated civil guard Antonio Velasco Benito while he was on guard duty at the Provincial Court of Bilbao. He was shot with automatic weapons from a moving car carrying three terrorists, two men and a woman. Antonio was hit in the head and leg. He was taken to Basurto Civil Hospital, where he died an hour later.

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