French police arrest 'top Eta leaders'

French police have arrested two Basque militants considered top leaders of the armed separatist group Eta’s commando units, the Interior Ministry said.

French police arrest 'top Eta leaders'
Tue, 17 Sep, 2002 - 09:15

French police have arrested two Basque militants considered top leaders of the armed separatist group Eta’s commando units, the Interior Ministry said.

Juan Antonio Olarra Guridi, 35, and Ainhoa Mugica, 32, were caught yesterday in Talence, near the southern city of Bordeaux, while driving a car with a fake licence plate, a ministry official said.

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