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Description
Born in: Andalucía
Age: 27
Offspring: 0Marital status: Married
Job: National Police Agent
Date of the attack: 08/04/1991
Place of the attack: Barakaldo
Guilties: Raúl Alonso Alvarez, Germán Urízar de Paz, Jesús María Mendinueta Flores
Weapon: Bomb attached to the underside of the car
Killed by: ETA
Description
Officer José Manuel Cruz Martín and his wife Catalina Rebollo Samaniego got into their car, which parked on Calle Juan de Garay. No sooner had José Manuel started the engine than a “limpet bomb” exploded under the driver’s seat. It had been planted by ETA. The officer was killed instantly and his wife suffered serious injuries, requiring 270 days recovery.
Asier de la Mata and Carmen Álvarez Serrano, who were walking nearby, were injured in the attack.
The victim had inspected the underside of his car before getting in, but had not looked at the driver’s seat, despite noticing that the lock had been forced.
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