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Two suspected ETA members jailed in France

One of the men, arrested near the south-west town of Bayonne, is wanted in connection with the shooting in 2010 of a French policeman.

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Two senior members of the Basque militant separatist group ETA have been placed under investigation following their arrest in southwestern France, judicial and police sources said on Sunday, reports Reuters.

Suspected bomb maker Inaki Reta de Frutos, 56, and Xabier Goyenexea Irragori, 35, apprehended together on Tuesday near the town of Bayonne, are two of Spain's most wanted ETA suspects.

Goyenexea Irragori is also wanted in France in connection with the 2010 shooting of a police officer.

The pair were formally notified of possible charges by a Paris judge on Saturday and jailed pending prosecution, according to the sources.

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