Getxo , a wealthy seaside suburb near the city of Bilbao , has been the location of several ETA attacks during the Basque conflict , with most of the attacks being carried out in the '' Las Arenas '' neighbourhood , home to many businessmen and entrepreneurs . Three civil guards were killed in an ambush in Las Arenas in October 1978 . In 2000 , a car bomb injured seven on June 25 , and four people were wounded in another car bomb attack on July 24 . On January 22 , 2001 , Ertzaintza members deactivated a car bomb and judge Jose Maria Lidón Corbi was shot dead on November 7 . On April 20 , 2002 , a car bomb exploded in front of the house of a businessman , who had been kidnapped in 1996 . A bomb exploded inside a hotel on June 23 , 2003 , while another car bomb went off on January 18 , 2005 , injuring one . On November 11 , 2007 , two booby trap bombs failed to explode in front of a courthouse . The same boat club had already been attacked by bombs on March 12 , 1969 , and on December 30 , 1971 . On November 26 , 1973 , six ETA members set fire to the club
in an ambush
October 1978 Getxo attack
2008 Getxo bombing