ETA 'may give up weapons'

Basque separatist group ETA, which renounced violence last month after spending more than 40 years trying to shoot and bomb its way into achieving an independent state, now says surrendering weapons is on its agenda, a newspaper reported today.

The Basque newspaper Gara, often seen as an ETA mouthpiece, quoted two members as saying that the group – severely weakened by years of arrests – is prepared for the first time to negotiate over its arsenal.