French police have arrested the suspected leader of Basque separatist group ETA as part of cross-border raids, Spain’s Interior Ministry said today.

A Basque separatist car bomb wrecked a television station in the northern Spanish city of Bilbao today.

Spain is on full security alert for retaliation from Eta terrorists after the group’s leader was arrested this week.

FRENCH and Spanish police arrested the reputed leader of ETA’s commando units yesterday — dealing a massive blow to the armed Basque separatist group, officials said.

The suspected head of the Basque militant group ETA was arrested in France today.