Once bombed, twice shy

摘要

The Basque separatists of eta used to grab headlines with their terrorist attacks. Now they win them when yet another leader is nabbed. On April 18th it was the turn of Jurdan Martitegi, who police believe had been eta's military chief for four months, to be arrested in France. At least he outlasted his predecessor, who held the job for just three weeks. The previous military head had the post for a full six months before being caught. This churn at the top is good news. Each arrest forces eta to reorganise, leaving it less time to plan and to plant bombs.