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Basque police detain two people in a terrorism investigation
Basque police detained two people on suspicion of terrorism in the northern Spanish region of the Basque Country.
The two, aged 34 and 22, were identified at a police stop in Eskoriatza on September 26 while travelling with an Irish citizen.
Police say they had information about Civil Guard officers serving in the region.
Officers also found details pointing to the possible location of a hidden store of weapons and explosives, but have not confirmed that it exists.
The two are members of Jardun, a radical group linked to the Basque independence movement.
Spain’s National Court is directing the investigation, and police have not said whether the detainees admitted that a hidden store exists.
The PNV party voiced concern and urged people to protect peace in Basque society.
The Ertzaintza detained two Basque people in Irún on suspicion of terrorism.
The two, aged 34 and 22, are being investigated in coordination with Spain’s National Court.
Police say information about Civil Guards serving in the Basque Country was found during a September control, along with indications of a possible weapons and explosives cache.
The two had been stopped in Eskoriatza on 26 September while travelling with an Irish citizen.
The EAJ-PNV expressed concern and urged society to protect peace while the investigation continues.
- Who
- Two Basque people, aged 34 and 22, were detained. Police identify them as members of Jardun; one report describes them as dissidents of the abertzale left.
- What
- They were detained on suspicion of terrorism. Police say they had information about Civil Guards and material that could point to a weapons and explosives cache.
- When
- They were detained on 17 October 2026. They had been stopped by police on 26 September.
- Where
- Irún, in Gipuzkoa, in the Basque Country. The earlier police control was in Eskoriatza.
- Why
- Police are investigating their alleged possession of sensitive security information and indications of a possible weapons and explosives cache.
Ertzaintza
Aske
Interpretation of the detentions
Ertzaintza
Police detained the two in a terrorism investigation involving information about Civil Guards and a possible weapons and explosives cache.
Aske
Aske described the detentions as the result of a campaign of criminalisation by the media.
Police stopped the two people in Eskoriatza while they were travelling with an Irish citizen.
The Ertzaintza detained the two at its station in Irún.
- Detainees
- Two people, aged 34 and 22
- Arrest location
- Irún, Gipuzkoa
- Earlier police stop
- Eskoriatza, 26 September 2026
- Investigation
- Suspected terrorism, in coordination with Spain’s National Court
- Information reportedly found
- Details about Civil Guards serving in the Basque Country
3 sources
La Ertzaintza detiene por terrorismo a dos radicales 'abertzales' con datos de guardias civiles destinados en Euskadi
La Ertzaintza acusa de terrorismo a dos disidentes de la izquierda abertzale
EAJ-PNV llama al conjunto de la sociedad vasca a no dar un paso atrás en la preservación de la paz tras conocerse la detención de dos personas por presunto delito de terrorismo
What people are saying
absolute concern
not take a step backwards in preserving peace
Peace, freedom and coexistence have cost Basque society too much for us to return to situations we believed had ended.