Successful political pact against ETA

The alleged new leader of the Basque underground organisation Eta was arrested this weekend. This is the fifth time the terrorist group has lost a leader in the space of two years. The conservative daily ABC sees the arrest as proof of efficient police work: "With this latest arrest of Eta members, including Ibón Gogeaskoetxea, considered the terrorist group's current number one, the destruction of this criminal organisation draws closer. The series of arrests of 'comandos', the uncovering of arms caches and the breaking up of centres of operations like that in Portugal could be the epitaph on Eta's gravestone. ... Once again we see that political consensus [among the parties] on the police measures aimed at defeating Eta is the most efficient formula for achieving peace."

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