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Born in: Cantabria
Age: 36
Offspring: 4
Marital status: Married
Job: National Police
Date of the attack: 14/09/1985
Place of the attack: Gasteiz
Guilties: Juan Carlos Arruti Azpitarte, Carlos Torrecilla Parra, José Ignacio Gaztañaga Vidaurreta y Luis María Azkargorta Belategui
Weapon: Bomb attached to the underside of the car
Killed by: ETA

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National policeman Félix Gallego Salmón was about to start up his private car. With him was his friend, the scrap dealer Cándido Martín. As he pressed the accelerator, a bomb exploded beneath his seat. Félix lost both legs and an arm. He was taken to the Santiago Apostol hospital where he later died. His friend was seriously injured but survived.

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