
Suspects arrested this week were alleged to be members of Segi, a radical Basque youth group declared illegal in 2007
The Basque separatist group Eta, which has waged a 41-year campaign for an independent homeland, has suffered a series of setbacks in recent months.
In October a man alleged to be one of Eta's political leaders was arrested in France, and this week more than 30 members of a youth group with alleged links to the organisation were also detained.
And now, for the first time in more than three decades, the Basque Country is governed by a non-nationalist coalition, determined to stamp out Eta's operations.
So what does this mean for the future of a group believed to be responsible for more than 800 killings?
Ramon Goni reports from Eta's heartland in northern Spain:
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First broadcast 25 November 2009