London, July 7 (IANS) A suspected Basque separatist was held in Britain Thursday in connection with an attempt to kill Spain's King Juan Carlos in 1997, a media report said.

 
 Eneko Gogeaskoetxea Arronategui, 44, was detained by police in Cambridge, The Telegraph reported.
 
 Arronategui is believed to be a member of ETA, a militant group fighting for an independent Basque homeland.
 
 He is "wanted by Spanish authorities in connection with the attempted assassination of the king of Spain, terrorism and other serious offences", Scotland Yard said.
 
 Arronategui was apprehended on a European arrest warrant.