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Suspected top ETA leader, partner nabbed in France

TURNING POINT France described the arrest of the alleged head of the ETA's political wing and at least 17 other people as a `historic' step toward stamping out the group

AP , BAYONNE, FRANCE

"The arrests are part of an excellent collaboration between Spain and France in anti-terrorism policies," said Alonso, the Spanish minister. His ministry put the number of suspects in custody at 21. The discrepancy with the French figure of 18 could not immediately be explained.

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