French authorities have detained a man who they believe is one of the top commanders in the Basque separatist organisation ETA.
Alejandro Zobaran Arriola was among four people arrested on the Dutch-French border by French police. All four are suspected memebrs of ETA while Arriola is believed to be the current Military Commander of the armed organisation. According to local media, a number of firearms along with ETA documents were found in a building that was raided.
ETA called a permanent ceasefire in January and has called for negotiations with the Spanish government. This has been refused and has lead to fears that the group may call off it's cessation and launch further attacks on Spanish targets.
The majority of the Basque Country is located in Spain with a smaller part in southern France. ETA usually targets members of the Spanish security forces along with infrastructure and commerical targets.
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