A confusing ETA story leaves internet users baffled in Spain

What lies behind the convoluted story of an assault and ETA?

An anonymous user has posted a story mixing an assault at a metal industry factory, a Guardia Civil (Spanish paramilitary police) officer urging revenge, the murder of two officers, and alleged conspiracies involving ETA and the Socialist Party. The story, hard to trinc, has drawn reactions of disbelief and mockery.

According to the account, during their last night shift, the narrator and their colleagues were assaulted by hooded attackers armed with knives and guns. One colleague defended himself with a hammer and was injured. The next day, while giving a statement at the Guardia Civil barracks, an officer asked them whether they wanted revenge. Days later, two Guardia Civil officers were murdered on the road. The narrator claims that an "exemplary citizen" (his brother) covered up for the perpetrators, and that he himself was treated as a suspect.

The conspiracy theory that mixes ETA with everything
The story drifts into a conspiracy in which ETA, the Guardia Civil and the Socialist Party would all be allies. It claims that ETA attacked the only one who defended them, that the Guardia Civil and ETA now "have lunch together", and that the PSOE "fixed everything" to get revenge. It even suggests that ETA "bribes" with money and women. The narrative is so convoluted that readers responded with bewilderment: "I didn't understand a thing" and "elaborate, I don't understand a word".

Reactions: from confusion to insults
Most comments express incomprehension. Some users, faced with the lack of clarity, hurled insults and absurd questions. The author's response was to defend himself with more accusations and an aggressive tone. Only one participant suggested that "the internal affairs people knew it was a trap", adding more fuel to the conspiratorial fire.

With this level of coherence, it is no surprise that the thread was met with scepticism. In the end, the only clear thing is that the author has a story to tell, but nobody quite knows which one. Maybe the heat, or maybe an overflowing imagination. What is clear is that, between hammers and ETA, the story gets lost.