1,000 years jail for terrorism

THREE members of Basque separatist group Eta were jailed for 1,000 years each yesterday for a bombing that killed two people at Madrid airport.

1,000 years jail for terrorism

Spain frequently hands down lengthy sentences in terrorism cases although they are mostly symbolic because the maximum jail sentence a person can serve for a terrorism conviction is 40 years.

The National Court found the three men guilty of murder, attempted murder and taking part in a terror attack in connection with the December 30, 2006, explosion at Barajas airport.

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