An armed French policeman walks in the streets of Cauterets where Garikoitz Aspiazu, aka Txeroki, one of the suspected leaders of Basque separatist group ETA was arrested in November. French anti-terrorism police have arrested the suspected military chief of the Basque separatist group the French interior ministry has said. (AFP/File/Remy Gabalda)From Yahoo News/AFP:
PARIS (AFP) – French anti-terrorism police on Monday arrested the suspected military chief of the Basque separatist group ETA, just weeks after capturing his alleged predecessor "Txeroki," the interior ministry said.
The suspect was picked up on a street in the village of Gerde in southwest France around 6:00 pm (1700 GMT) together with two other ETA suspects. They were carrying revolvers and fake documents.
French police moved in on the three men after receiving a tip-off from domestic intelligence services.
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