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Preliminary terrorism charges brought against ETA leader
A French judicial official says preliminary terrorism charges have been filed against the suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA.
- Agencies
- Published: 15:37 November 21, 2008
Paris: A French judicial official says preliminary terrorism charges have been filed against the suspected leader of the Basque separatist group ETA.
The official says a French judge filed preliminary charges of "association with a terrorist enterprise" against Mikel Garikoitz Aspiazu, known as Txeroki.
Spanish officials say 35-year-old Aspiazu was the head of ETA, which has carried out attacks for years in a quest for a separatist state. Hundreds of people have been killed, mostly in Spain.
He was arrested Monday in southwest France.
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