ETA member arrested in France
MADRID, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- French police detained Oier Oa Puyol, a member of Basque separatist group ETA late on Friday evening in the town of Bayonne, local media reported Saturday.
French police confirmed that the 27-year-old ETA member was carrying a bag with false documents and cash between 1,300 euros (1742 U.S. dollars) to 1,800 euros (2412 dollars) when arrested.
He was considered one of the "most wanted" members of the group, whose armed struggle for Basque independence has so far cost 829 lives and the arrest came three days after two other suspected members of ETA, Inaki Igerategi Lizzarribar and Juan Ignacio Otano, were detained.
Oa Puyol had been on the run since October 2009 after failing to appear at court accused of membership of SEGI, an organization linked with ETA.
He had previously been arrested in 2002 and 2005 on both occasions accused of membership of SEGI.
Oa Puyol's arrest means that 13 ETA members have been arrested since the group confirmed its definitive end to its armed struggle before the Spanish general election last November.
Source: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.asp?id=53248
French police confirmed that the 27-year-old ETA member was carrying a bag with false documents and cash between 1,300 euros (1742 U.S. dollars) to 1,800 euros (2412 dollars) when arrested.
He was considered one of the "most wanted" members of the group, whose armed struggle for Basque independence has so far cost 829 lives and the arrest came three days after two other suspected members of ETA, Inaki Igerategi Lizzarribar and Juan Ignacio Otano, were detained.
Oa Puyol had been on the run since October 2009 after failing to appear at court accused of membership of SEGI, an organization linked with ETA.
He had previously been arrested in 2002 and 2005 on both occasions accused of membership of SEGI.
Oa Puyol's arrest means that 13 ETA members have been arrested since the group confirmed its definitive end to its armed struggle before the Spanish general election last November.
Source: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.asp?id=53248
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