Suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", covered by blanket, is driven by hooded police during his arrival at Bayonne police station in southwestern France November 18, 2008. The suspected military leader of Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested in France, Spanish and French authorities said on Monday. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE) 

Suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee" (unseen), and a woman identified by local media as his companion Leire Lopez Zurutuza (C), wait to be transferred from Cauterets to Bayonne in southwestern France late November 17, 2008. The suspected military leader of Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested in France, Spanish and French authorities said on Monday. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

Suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", and his companion Leire Lopez Zurutuza, covered by blankets, are driven away by hooded police during their transfer from Cauterets to Bayonne in southwestern France late November 17, 2008. The suspected military leader of Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested in France, Spanish and French authorities said on Monday. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

Leire Lopez Zurutuza, a woman identified by local media as the companion of suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", is driven by hooded police during her arrival at Bayonne police station in southwestern France November 18, 2008. The suspected military leader of Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested in France, Spanish and French authorities said on Monday. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau (FRANCE) 

Suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", covered by a blanket, is taken away by hooded police during his transfer from Cauterets to Bayonne in southwestern France late November 17, 2008. The suspected military leader of Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested in France, Spanish and French authorities said on Monday. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

French police are seen at the scene of the arrest of suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", in Cauterets, southwestern France, November 17, 2008 before the transfer. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE)
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Masked judicial police search for evidence in a vehicle believed to have been used by suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", and his companion Leire Lopez Zurutuza before their transfer from Cauterets to Bayonne in southwestern France late November 17, 2008. The suspected military leader of Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested in France, Spanish and French authorities said on Monday. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

Suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", and his companion Leire Lopez Zurutuza, covered by blankets, are accompanied by hooded judicial police during their transfer from Cauterets to Bayonne in southwestern France late November 17, 2008. The suspected military leader of Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested in France, Spanish and French authorities said on Monday. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

Masked judicial police search for evidence in a vehicle believed to have been used by suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", and his companion Leire Lopez Zurutuza before their transfer from Cauterets to Bayonne in southwestern France late November 17, 2008. The suspected military leader of Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested in France, Spanish and French authorities said on Monday. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

Masked judicial police carry evidence from a police station as suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", and his companion Leire Lopez Zurutuza, are transferred from Cauterets to Bayonne in southwestern France late November 17, 2008. The suspected military leader of Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested in France, Spanish and French authorities said on Monday. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

French scientific police are seen at the scene of the arrest of suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", in Cauterets, southwestern France, November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

Masked judicial police carry evidence from a police station as suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", and his companion Leire Lopez Zurutuza, are transferred from Cauterets to Bayonne in southwestern France late November 17, 2008. The suspected military leader of Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested in France, Spanish and French authorities said on Monday. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

Suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", is escorted by hooded police during a transfer in Cauterets, southwestern France, November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero talks next to Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba (L) at Madrid's Moncloa palace after the arrest of Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known by his alias "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", suspected military leader of Basque separatist rebel group ETA November 17, 2008. "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", was arrested in France's mountainous Pyrenean region, near the Spanish border, said the French interior ministry statement, which misspelled his surname as Asiazu. The ministry said Aspiazu was suspected of having killed two Spanish civil guard police in December 2007. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN) 

Spanish Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba (L) talks to Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero at Madrid's Moncloa palace after the arrest of Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known by his alias "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", suspected military leader of Basque separatist rebel group ETA November 17, 2008. "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", was arrested in France's mountainous Pyrenean region, near the Spanish border, said the French interior ministry statement, which misspelled his surname as Asiazu. The ministry said Aspiazu was suspected of having killed two Spanish civil guard police in December 2007. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN) 

Spain's Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba smiles during a news conference at the Interior Ministry in Madrid November 17, 2008. French police have arrested Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known by his alias "Txeroki" or
"Cherokee" and the suspected leader of Basque separatist rebels ETA, believed to be behind attacks including the Madrid airport bombing in 2006, the Spanish and French governments said on Monday. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN) 

Spain's Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba speaks during a news conference at the Interior Ministry in Madrid November 17, 2008. French police have arrested Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known by his alias "Txeroki" or
"Cherokee" and the suspected leader of Basque separatist rebels ETA, believed to be behind attacks including the Madrid airport bombing in 2006, the Spanish and French governments said on Monday. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN) 

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero talks at Madrid's Moncloa palace after the arrest of Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known by his alias "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", suspected military leader of Basque separatist rebel group ETA November 17, 2008. "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", was arrested in France's mountainous Pyrenean region, near the Spanish border, said the French interior ministry statement, which misspelled his surname as Asiazu. The ministry said Aspiazu was suspected of having killed two Spanish civil guard police in December 2007. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN) 

Suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", is escorted by hooded police during a transfer in Cauterets, southwestern France, November 17, 2008. The suspected military leader of Basque separatist group ETA has been arrested in France, Spanish and French authorities said on Monday. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

Hooded police at the scene of the arrest of suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee" in southwestern France, early November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

French gendarmes at the scene of the arrest of suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee" in southwestern France, early November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

French police at the scene of the arrest of suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee" in southwestern France, early November 17, 2008. +ATTENTION EDITORS: FRENCH LAW REQUIRES THAT THE FACES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE MASKED IN PUBLICATIONS WITHIN FRANCE+ REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

French gendarmes at the scene of the arrest of suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee" in southwestern France, early November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

Hooded police at the scene of the arrest of suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee" in southwestern France, early November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

French gendarmes at the scene of the arrest of suspected Basque separatist rebel group ETA military chief Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known as "Txeroki" or "Cherokee" in southwestern France, early November 17, 2008. REUTERS/Laurent Dard (FRANCE) 

A police handout photo shows Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known by his alias "Txeroki". The suspected military leader of Basque separatist rebel group ETA has been arrested in south western France, the French interior ministry said November 17, 2008, the biggest blow to the organisation in months. Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina, known by his alias "Txeroki" or "Cherokee", was arrested in France's mountainous Pyrenean region, near the Spanish border, said the interior ministry statement, which misspelled his surname as Asiazu. The ministry said Aspiazu was suspected of having killed two Spanish civil guard police in December 2007. REUTERS/HO/Spanish Interior Ministry (SPAIN)