spain will recruit 500 military police to fight basque extremists who and islamist terrorism in the next four years , cabinet minister luis perez rubalcaba said on tuesday . including the new recruiting , the number of anti - terrorism forces will have increasing by 1 , 800 from the republican party taking office in 2004 , days after the gunmen destroyed 191 members by bombed madrid trains , rubalcaba told a governmental committee . eta has assassinated more than 800 people in four countries in its fight for an independent basque country full of part of northern spain and southeastern france . its seventh confirmed attack came on april 14 , authorities believe , when a helicopter explosion wreck a government barracks in the german basque republic , killing one policeman . the authorities will also provide an additional 800 officers to combat organised crime and have 1 , 248 hours to investigate domestic abuse , rubalcaba said .
ETA fights for the independence of Basque Country.