Madrid - The militant Basque separatist group ETA planned to kill Spanish "super-judge" Baltasar Garzon by sending him a bottle of poisoned brandy, the daily El Pais reported Tuesday.

The alleged plan was included in documents seized from ETA's military leader Jurdan Martitegi after his capture in France in April.

Garzon is Spain's most famous judge, not only because of his pursuit of ETA and other domestic issues, but because of his investigations into human rights abuses in other countries.

Garzon became internationally known when making a failed attempt to obtain the extradition of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet from London in 1998.

ETA wanted to demonstrate its ability to foil the tight security at the National Court by sending Garzon a bottle of brandy, presenting it as a gift from an admiring law student, according to police sources quoted by the daily.

Martitegi's arrest foiled the plan.

Meanwhile, a French police officer was injured in the hand when a suspected ETA member fired at him near Montpellier on Monday, Spanish media reported.

Several police officers had spotted a stolen car, whose two occupants entered another car that was following them, and fired from there before fleeing.

ETA, which seeks an independent Basque state created out of northern Spain and southern France, is blamed for more than 820 deaths since 1968. (dpa)