The Catalan Red Liberation Army ( ca, Exèrcit Roig Català d'Alliberament, ERCA) was a militant group seeking greater autonomy for the

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

region of

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

Activities

* 1987, 27 March: Claimed responsibility for a car bombing in

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

which killed a Spanish

civil guard Civil Guard refers to various policing organisations: Current * Civil Guard (Spain), Spanish gendarmerie * Civil Guard (Israel), Israeli volunteer police reserve * Civil Guard (Brazil), Municipal law enforcement corporations in Brazil Histori ...

and injured 15. *1987, December: Claimed responsibility for a grenade attack on the Bar Iruna, a

USO The United Service Organizations Inc. (USO) is an American nonprofit-charitable corporation that provides live entertainment, such as comedians, actors and musicians, social facilities, and other programs to members of the United States Armed F ...

club in Barcelona, which killed an American sailor. The attack was also claimed by Terra Lliure.American Sailor Dies in Barcelona After U.S.O. Blast That Hurt 10
''New York Times''. 28 Dec 1987.

References

Politics of Catalonia Secessionist organizations in Europe Catalan nationalism Left-wing militant groups in Spain {{paramilitary-org-stub