ETA leader detained in French-Spanish anti-terror raid

0 Comments | AFP, May, 2008

BORDEAUX, France (AFP) — French and Spanish police seized the suspected leader of Basque rebels ETA in a joint raid on an apartment in the French city of Bordeaux which the two countries hailed as a major blow against terrorism.

Police followed the girlfriend of Javier Lopez Pena, 49, to the apartment and detained him with three other members of the group, according to Spanish newspaper Publico.

About 30 French and Spanish police took part in the raid in Bordeaux at 11:30 pm (2130 GMT) on Tuesday, French police said, adding that the four remained in custody in France on Wednesay.

As the four left the building in Bordeaux they yelled "Long live ETA! We'll be victorious," according to footage filmed by Spanish public television TVE, which had a correspondent...

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