7 Suspected Basque Separatists Held In Spain: "Spanish police have arrested seven suspected members of an offshoot of the Basque separatist group ETA, local media reported quoting officials on Tuesday.
According to the reports, the suspects were arrested in the northern Basque and Navarra regions of Spain. But their claims are yet to be confirmed by Spanish officials.
All the suspects detained in the overnight raids were reportedly members of the radical Askapena group, which is considered to be the mouthpiece of ETA.
If confirmed, the arrests will be the second of its kind after the ETA declared a unilateral ceasefire on September 5. Earlier this month, Spanish authorities had arrested nine members of another ETA-linked group, the Ekin.
After declaring the unilateral ceasefire, the Basque separatist group had also expressed willingness to make it a permanent one if the Spanish authorities agreed to certain conditions.
The Spanish government, however, rejected ETA's offer, insisting that peace talks were possible only if the separatists renounced violence and surrendered unconditionally. It had also pledged to intensify its crackdown on ETA despite the ceasefire."
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