World | ETA Basque Military Chief Nabbed in France 'Txeroki' had hand in ETA violence the past five years, say investigators By Mary Papenfuss Posted Nov 17, 2008 4:04 AM CST Copied Gendarmes patrol the area where Garikoitz Asiazu Rubina, suspected leader of the military wing of banned Basque group ETA, was arrested in Cauterets, along the Spanish border, today. (AP Photo/Bob Edme) A military leader of the Basque separatist organization ETA linked to police murders and the 2006 Madrid airport bomb attack has been busted in France, reports the Times of London. The man, who goes by the nom de guerre of Txeroki, was arrested in a small town in the Pyrenees. Investigators say he has had a hand in all major ETA operations in the last 5 years. Read These Next A Delta flight got wild with an allegedly unruly passenger. Mark Sanchez hospitalized after stabbing. A Trump coin looks to be in the works, with legal questions swirling. Virginia's Dem nominee for AG is in hot water over 2022 texts. Report an error