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France accused of sabotaging ETA peace efforts with arrests

Activists say arrest of five people in French Basque Country was a political move to prevent the destruction of part of the organisation's arsenal.

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Five people, including a green activist, a winemaker and two journalists, have been arrested in the French Basque Country in what the authorities have dubbed a "heavy blow" to Basque separatist group Eta. But activists say the raid was a political move to prevent the destruction of part of the organisation's arsenal, reports RFI.

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