Madrid - The militant separatist group ETA early Sunday warned the incoming Basque government to brace for attacks. In an ETA communique published in the Basque newspaper Gara on Sunday, the group designated the incoming prime minister Patxi Lopez and his government as the "priority target."

Earlier this month, a new parliament was constituted in Spain's Basque region that has the first conservative president taking power since the region was granted broad autonomy in 1979.

Pamplona, Spain  - Spanish police detained four people overnight on charges of staging acts of street violence in support of the militant Basque separatist group ETA, officials said Wednesday.