| ETA chief arrested in southern France |
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| Tuesday, 18 November 2008 07:17 |
 The suspected military chief of the Basque nationalist group ETA was arrested in pre-dawn raid on Monday in the town of Cauterets in Southern France. Mikel Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina,
alias Txeroki (English: Cherokee), was arrested along with a woman who has not been named.He was arrested in a joint operation by Spanish and French police. He is being held in France in connection with the killing of two Spanish Civil Guards in Capbreton, France, December 1, 2007. Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero said, "Today Eta is weaker and Spanish democracy is stronger." French President Nicolas Sarkozy hailed Garikoitz Aspiazu's arrest as a sign of cooperation between French and Spanish police. "The arrest shows the unfailing determination of the police forces in the battle against any form of terrorism. It also illustrates once again the admirable collaboration between France and Spain in the fight against Basque terrorism," read a statement from French Interior Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie's office. The ETA organization is blamed by authorities for the deaths of 820 people since it began campaigning for a separate Basque state in the 1960s. According to CNN, Txeroki is thought to have joined the ETA in 2000; rising to become the military chief in 2004. |
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