VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION

UNCLAS MADRID 000712

SIPDIS

VISAS VIPER

DEPT FOR CA/VO/L/C AND INR/IC/TIPOFF

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC CMGT PINR PREL
(ORBEGOZO ETXARRI, MIKEL ET AL)
SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER SUBMISSION



1. POST WISHES TO SUBMIT AND/OR UPDATE THE FOLLOWING
NAMES AND INFORMATION IN CLASS IN ACCORDANCE WITH VIPER
PROCEDURES:


2. DAILY SPANISH PRESS OF FEB. 18, 2004 REPORTED THE
ARREST OF TWO ETA ACTIVISTS IN VALENCIA, SPAIN. AT THE
TIME OF ARREST THEY WERE IN POSSESION OF TWO PISTOL
GUNS "BROWNING" AND "SIG SAUER" AND DIVERSE FALSE
SPANISH IDENTIFICATION CARDS INCLUDING POLICE AND
STUDENT I.D. CARDS. POLICE ALSO SEARCHED THE HOTEL
ROOM THEY WERE STAYING AT AND SEIZED A MAGNETIC BOMB
PREPARED TO BE USED, AN UNINSTALLED BOMB WITH 350 GRAMS
OF DINAMYTE, 25 STICKS OF 100 GRAMS OF EXPLOSIVE,
("TITADYNE" TYPE),EACH, TIMERS AND DETONATOR CORD.
POLICE ALSO SEIZED ABUNDANT DOCUMENTS CONTAINING
INFORMATION FOR POSSIBLE TERRORIST TARGETS.


3. NAME: ORBEGOZO ETXARRI, MIKEL

- GENDER: MALE
- DPOB: JUL 19, 1979, SAN SEBASTIAN, GUIPUZCOA,
SPAIN
- CLASS: NEGATIVE


4. NAME: MAJARENAS IBARRETA, SARA

- GENDER; FEMALE
- DPOB: JUNE 29, 1980, SAN SEBASTIAN, GUIPUZCOA,
SPAIN
- CLASS: NEGATIVE


5. THE SPANISH NATIONAL COURT EXAMINING JUDGE DICTATED
THEIR UNCONDITIONAL IMPRISONMENT. THEY ARE ACCUSED OF
MEMBERSHIP IN A TERRRORIST ORGANIZATION, ILLEGAL
POSSESSION OF ARMS AND EXPLOSIVES, CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT
TERRORIST ACTS AND POSSESSION OF FALSE OFFICIAL
IDENTIFICATION.

MANZANARES