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| Eta suspected in French shooting | Eta suspected in French shooting |
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| A French policeman has been killed near Paris in a shootout with gunmen who officials said might be linked to the Basque separatist group Eta. | |
| A man arrested after the shooting identified himself as a Basque Eta member, Spanish newspapers reported. | |
| French officials told AFP news agency that the involvement of Eta was one of several leads being followed. | French officials told AFP news agency that the involvement of Eta was one of several leads being followed. |
| The shooting happened late on Tuesday when police checked the identities of a group suspected of stealing cars. | The shooting happened late on Tuesday when police checked the identities of a group suspected of stealing cars. |
| Later, police mounted a search operation in the area, a south-eastern suburb of Paris called Dammarie-les-Lys. | |
| Eta is blamed for the deaths of more than 800 people since the late 1960s in its campaign for an independent Basque state. | Eta is blamed for the deaths of more than 800 people since the late 1960s in its campaign for an independent Basque state. |
| If confirmed, this would be the first killing of a French policeman by Eta. | If confirmed, this would be the first killing of a French policeman by Eta. |
| There have been frequent arrests of Eta suspects in France, often in the south-west. | |
| However, last month one of the group's top leaders, Ibon Gogeascoechea, was arrested in north-western France. | |
| He was detained with two other Eta suspects in a joint French-Spanish operation in Normandy. |