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Eta's 'military leader' arrested
The suspected military leader of the armed Basque separatist group Eta has been arrested, French police say.

Four suspected members were held during dawn raids, including the man thought to be Eta's current military chief, Mikel Kabikoitz Karrera Sarobe.

Reports say three were picked up in the southern town of Bayonne and the fourth in a nearby village.

The group has used France as a base and five Eta leaders have been arrested there in the last two years.

Mr Karrera Sarobe, known as Ata, is thought to have taken over the key role in the organisation after the arrest of his predecessor Ibon Gogeascoechea in February.

Eta has been blamed for more than 820 deaths during its 41-year campaign in Spain. The group wants an independent Basque homeland.

It called a short-lived truce in 2006, but broke it in December of that year.

In March this year, the group was suspected of the murder of French policeman Jean-Serge Nerin, the first French policeman to be killed by Eta.

In response, France's President Nicolas Sarkozy said the country would rid itself of Eta bases.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/h...th/8693672.stm

Published: 2010/05/20 06:50:34 GMT

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