Josu Urrutikoetxea

Josu Urrutikoetxea
Urrutikoetxea in 2020
Nickname(s)Josu Ternera
Born (1950-12-24) 24 December 1950 (age 73)
Ugao-Miraballes, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
AllegianceEuskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA)
RankLeader of the political wing
Battles / warsBasque conflict

José Antonio Urrutikoetxea Bengoetxea (born 24 December 1950),[citation needed] also known as Josu Urrutikoetxea, Josu Urrutikoetxea Bengoetxea, and by the nickname Josu Ternera, is a former member of the Basque separatist organization ETA. In separate trials over a number of years, he was convicted for his involvement in the 1986 Plaza República Dominicana bombing and the 1987 Zaragoza barracks bombing, which together killed 23 people.