ETA blames Aznar `sabotage'

Madrid - The armed Basque separatist group ETA has accused the Spanish Prime Minister, Mr Jose Maria Aznar, of "sabotaging the…

Madrid - The armed Basque separatist group ETA has accused the Spanish Prime Minister, Mr Jose Maria Aznar, of "sabotaging the [peace] process" that recently broke down with a return to bloodshed, media reported.

In a rare interview with the Basque newspaper Egunkaria to be published today, an unnamed ETA guerrilla leader also said Basque nationalist parties could help bring peace by opposing Aznar's centre-right government.

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