Suspected Eta chief held in Pyrenees raid

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish Prime Minister, hailed the arrest in France on the 17 November 2008 of the suspected military chief of the Basque separatist group Eta,
Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known by the nom de guerre Txeroki or Cherokee, as an important blow against the organisation, which has killed more than 800 people in Spain in the past 40 years.

France24, 17.11.08: Txeroki arrest 'decapitates' Basque separatists http://www.france24.com/en/20081117-txeroki-arrest-decapitates-basque-separatists-eta-spain&navi=EUROPE

ESO: Background information: Car Bomb in Spain Injures 17 http://www.europeansources.info/record/car-bomb-in-spain-injures-17/

BBC News, 17.11.08: France holds 'Eta military head' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7732678.stm

BBC News, 17.11.08: Eta separatists down but not out http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7734143.stm

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