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| Police arrest fugitive Basque terror suspect in Liverpool | Police arrest fugitive Basque terror suspect in Liverpool |
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| Police on Merseyside have arrested a man wanted in Spain on suspicion of terrorism offences. | Police on Merseyside have arrested a man wanted in Spain on suspicion of terrorism offences. |
| The Spanish Interior Ministry said Raul Angel Fuentes Villota, a suspected member of Basque separatist group Eta, had been on the run for 17 years. | The Spanish Interior Ministry said Raul Angel Fuentes Villota, a suspected member of Basque separatist group Eta, had been on the run for 17 years. |
| He is accused of being involved in several killings in Spain. | He is accused of being involved in several killings in Spain. |
| Merseyside Police confirmed that a 46-year-old man was being held, and it was in discussions with the Spanish Embassy in London about his extradition. | |
| The Spanish Interior Ministry said Villota, originally from Bilbao, had been living with false documents in the UK and had been, in its words, "waiting for instructions" from Eta. | The Spanish Interior Ministry said Villota, originally from Bilbao, had been living with false documents in the UK and had been, in its words, "waiting for instructions" from Eta. |
| A statement on the Ministry's website said Villota was recruited in 1990 by a part of Eta known as the Matalaz Command. | A statement on the Ministry's website said Villota was recruited in 1990 by a part of Eta known as the Matalaz Command. |
| 'Historic terrorism offences' | 'Historic terrorism offences' |
| He and other alleged Eta members were arrested in June 1991, following a shoot-out. | He and other alleged Eta members were arrested in June 1991, following a shoot-out. |
| They were accused of attempting to place a bomb on a police officer's car in the province of Vizcaya - in the Basque region of northern Spain. | They were accused of attempting to place a bomb on a police officer's car in the province of Vizcaya - in the Basque region of northern Spain. |
| Villota was in custody for four years, and released in June 1995. | Villota was in custody for four years, and released in June 1995. |
| An arrest warrant was issued by the Spanish central criminal court three months later, after he failed to make a scheduled court appearance. | An arrest warrant was issued by the Spanish central criminal court three months later, after he failed to make a scheduled court appearance. |
| Villota was arrested on Friday morning in Liverpool, under a European arrest warrant. | Villota was arrested on Friday morning in Liverpool, under a European arrest warrant. |
| A Merseyside Police spokesman said: "Merseyside Police has arrested a 56-year-old Spanish national who was wanted in connection with historic terrorism offences in Spain in 1991. | A Merseyside Police spokesman said: "Merseyside Police has arrested a 56-year-old Spanish national who was wanted in connection with historic terrorism offences in Spain in 1991. |
| "Following a period of imprisonment he has since failed to adhere to the conditions of his release, and subsequently a European arrest warrant was issued for his arrest and return to prison. | "Following a period of imprisonment he has since failed to adhere to the conditions of his release, and subsequently a European arrest warrant was issued for his arrest and return to prison. |
| "He has been detained and Merseyside Police is liaising with the Spanish Embassy in relation to his extradition." | "He has been detained and Merseyside Police is liaising with the Spanish Embassy in relation to his extradition." |