The man considered to ‘Number One’ in ETA’s military apparatus has been arrested in France in a joint operation between SDAT French and Spanish police. Oroitz Gurruchaga was accompanied by his ‘right hand man’, Javier Aramburu when detained at 3,30pm on Sunday afternoon. They were found to be carrying a pistol and revolver when they were arrested, driving a stolen car with false plates, in Cauna in the SW of the country. The Spanish Ministry for the Interior considers the two could have been recruiting new members for ETA. Javier Aramburu Guardia Civil Xabier Aramnuro fled to France in 2010 after the breakup of the illegal ‘Tontor’, and is thought to have been responsible for several attacks using explosives in Guipúzcoa and Vizcaya in 2008. It brings the number of arrests since the end of ETA violence to 19.
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