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Mass demonstrations against ETA killings continue across

Spanish police swooped on suspected guerrillas of the Basque separatist group ETA last night, as people demonstrated across the country to protest against the latest killings in the militants' campaign of violence. In the northern city of Zaragoza, 35,000 people gathered for a silent rally. In Madrid, several hundred people, including local council leaders, gathered outside the city hall to protest the separatist group's tactics. And in Vitoria, capital of the Basque country, cabinet members joined hundreds of people in a 15-minute silent vigil outside government headquarters.