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Wed 08 Aug 2001Spanish police arrest eight ETA suspectsPolice in Spain's Basque country today arrested eight people on suspicion of being members of the outlawed separatist group ETA, Spanish national radio has reported."We confirm there is a major operation against ETA in progress. We will give details in the course of the morning," a spokesman for the Basque regional government said.