Anti-terrorist police have arrested the leader of Spain's Basque separatist group ETA, in co-ordinated raids in France and Spain.
French officials say Mikel 'Antza' Albizu Iriarte, the political chief of the militant movement, and his girlfriend, Soledad 'Anboto' Iparragirre Genetxea were among 17 people arrested in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques region in southwestern France.
Arms caches were discovered in seven different locations in the region as around 140 specialist officers, including members of France's anti-terrorist brigade and intelligence services, swooped on properties.
Documents and large sums of cash were also seized.
