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| France holds 'Eta military head' | France holds 'Eta military head' |
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| The suspected military chief of the Basque separatist group, Eta, has been arrested in southern France, the French interior minister has announced. | The suspected military chief of the Basque separatist group, Eta, has been arrested in southern France, the French interior minister has announced. |
| Michele Alliot-Marie said Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, alias "Txeroki", was arrested overnight in the Pyrenees. | Michele Alliot-Marie said Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, alias "Txeroki", was arrested overnight in the Pyrenees. |
| She said he was suspected of the murder of two Spanish civil guard officers in the French town of Capbreton in 2007. | |
| Eta is blamed for the deaths of more than 820 people in its 40-year campaign for an independent Basque nation. | Eta is blamed for the deaths of more than 820 people in its 40-year campaign for an independent Basque nation. |
| The group resumed its campaign of violence in June 2007, following the failure of secret dialogue with the Spanish government. | The group resumed its campaign of violence in June 2007, following the failure of secret dialogue with the Spanish government. |
| Correspondents say the arrest of Mr Aspiazu Rubina would be the biggest blow Eta has suffered since its most senior commander, Javier Lopez Pena, alias "Thierry", was detained along with three other suspected members of the group in Bordeaux in May. | |
| Mr Lopez Pena is alleged to have ordered the December 2006 bombing of Madrid's airport, which ended the 14-month-old ceasefire with the government and killed two people. | Mr Lopez Pena is alleged to have ordered the December 2006 bombing of Madrid's airport, which ended the 14-month-old ceasefire with the government and killed two people. |