'Eta member' arrested in N Ireland - Europe - Al Jazeera English: "Police in Northern Ireland have arrested a suspected member of Basque separatist group Eta, who is wanted in connection with several bombings in Spain.
Spain's interior ministry identified the man as Fermin Vila Michelana, who is on a European Union wanted list and part of the 'Madrid command' linked to four car bomb attacks.
Police, who have not confirmed his identity, said they arrested the suspect on Thursday night in Belfast, Northern Ireland's capital, under a European arrest warrant seeking his return to Spain.
'A 40-year-old man has been arrested under terrorism legislation in a joint operation between the PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) Serious Crime Branch and Spanish police,' a police spokesman said."
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