Josu Urrutikoetxea

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Josu Urrutikoetxea
Urrutikoetxea in 2020
Nickname(s)	Josu Ternera
Born	(1950-12-24) 24 December 1950 (age 73) Ugao-Miraballes, Biscay, Basque Country, Spain
Allegiance	Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA)
Rank	Leader of the political wing
Battles/wars	Basque conflict

José Antonio Urrutikoetxea Bengoetxea (born 24 December 1950),^{[citation needed]} also known as Josu Urrutikoetxea, Josu Urrutikoetxea Bengoetxea, and by the nickname Josu Ternera, is a former member of the Basque separatist organization ETA. In separate trials over a number of years, he was convicted for his involvement in the 1986 Plaza República Dominicana bombing and the 1987 Zaragoza barracks bombing, which together killed 23 people.