ETA STILL WANTS to kill:

An alleged member of ETA had hidden a sniper rifle inside a tennis racket and was targeting leading politicians and officers from the security forces soon, police sources said.

The would-be assassin was like the fictional paid killer brought to life British author Frederic Forsyth in his book 'The Day of the Jackal', which was made into a film.

In the book, The Jackal tries to kill French president Jacques de Gaulle in Paris.

In real life, Javier Pérez Aldenate, an alleged leading member of the Basque terrorist organisation, was arrested on Saturday in Basauri, in the Basque Country.

When police raided his home, they found information about politicians and members of the police and Guardia Civil.

They also seized a rifle with a telescopic sight , typically used by a sniper, and a Chinese-made pistol.