Ignacio Uría Mendizábal (4 January 1938 – 3 December 2008) was a Spanish Basque businessman[1] and head of construction company, Altuna y Uría.[2]
Ignacio Uría Mendizábal | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 4, 1938 |
| Died | December 3, 2008 (aged 70) Basque Country, Spain |
| Cause of death | Ballistic trauma |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Victim of assassination |
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Uría was shot dead on 3 December 2008 outside a restaurant.[3] The attack was blamed on ETA. He had received threats from ETA. Uría had been working on a high-speed train route between the Basque Country and Madrid. ETA threatened several companies and their workers involved in the train project as it viewed such construction as an imposition on the Basque Country by the Spanish and French governments.
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References edit
- ^ "Spanish businessman shot in Basque country". euronews. 3 December 2008. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- ^ Spanish businessman 'shot by Eta' BBC News
- ^ Eta shoots dead businessman working on high-speed Spanish train link The Times