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France arrests suspected Eta military chief
French police arrested the suspected military chief of the Basque group Eta in a pre-dawn raid on Monday, the latest blow to the separatist organisation held responsible for more than 800 deaths in Spain since 1968.Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known by the nom de guerre Txeroki or Cherokee, was detained together with a woman, also a suspected Eta militant, in Cauterets in the French Pyrenees, according to the French interior ministry and Spanish security sources quoted by the Spanish media. The Eta military chief, accused of involvement in the murder of two Spanish police officers in France last year, was one of the most wanted men in Spain. Spains ruling Socialist party welcomed the arrest of a very bloodthirsty terrorist. It described his capture as magnificent news of great importance because of his role as head of Eta military operations in ordering killings and carrying them out himself. The arrest is the latest of several successes by French and Spanish police. Javier López Peña, presumed to be the overall head of Eta, was detained in May. Posted by: lotp 2008-11-17 |
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