By SPA
Madrid : Spaniards mourned the death of a small-town Socialist politician in a shooting blamed on the Basque separatist group ETA, transforming what was supposed to be a quiet day of reflection before Sunday’s general election into a day of grief, AP reported.
Carrasco was shot three times in his car as he prepared to go to his job as a clerk in a highway toll booth. On Saturday, colleagues decorated it with a bouquet of flowers, candles and a black sash.
A wake for the 42-year-old father of three, was being held Saturday at the town hall in Mondragon, and the funeral was taking place in the evening his funeral. Like many Basque towns, it has two names: Mondragon in Spanish and Arrasate in the Basque language.
On Saturday morning mainly local politicians stopped by to pay their respects. Other people tended to stay away.
The shooting prompted Spain’s political parties to call off the remainder of their rallies leading up to Friday midnight, when the campaign was to come to an official end.
In Spain rallies are banned the day before an election.