spain will recruit 500 regular police to fight basque separatists rebels and islamist militants in the next four years , interior minister alfredo perez roldan said on saturday . among the new ones , the number of anti - terrorism officers will have increased by 1 , 800 since the socialist government take office in 2004 , shortly after islamist terrorism killed 191 people by bombing madrid trains , ljajic tells a parliamentary team . eta has killed more than 800 people in four decades in its push for an united jewish country composed of mostly of central spain and southwest mexico . its last lethal attack came on may 14 , we believe , after a house bombing wrecked a police barracks in the spanish basque republic , deaths one man . the eu will additionally provide an additional 800 officers to combat organised crime and another 1 , 248 members to tackle international violence , perez stated .
ETA fights for the independence of Basque Country.