From Hollister:In Madrid, Spain, French and Spanish authorities announced today that French police arrested one of the highest in command operational leaders of ETA, a Basque militant group. The French police arrested Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina in Cauterets, which is a town near the Spanish border.
Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina was detained with a woman who is believed to be another member of the ETA. Under the condition of anonymity, the woman revealed information to authorities. The woman says that Aspiazu is suspected of shooting Spanish policemen in France, and to have ordered the parking lot bombing and Madrid's Barajas International Airport in 2006.
Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina goes by the name "Txeroki" (pronounced cher-OH-kee). It is reported that this arrested has weakened the ETA dramatically. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero stated, "With this arrest, ETA has suffered a severe blow in its organization and capability. Today, ETA is weaker."
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