**A French policeman has been killed in Paris in a shootout with gunmen who officials said may be linked to the Basque separatist group Eta.**A man arrested after the shooting was a Basque who was close to Eta, Spain’s El Mundo newspaper reported.
French officials told AFP news agency that the involvement of Eta was one of several leads being followed.
The shooting happened late on Tuesday when police checked the identities of a group suspected of stealing cars.
Eta is blamed for the deaths of more than 800 people since the late 1960s in its campaign for an independent Basque state.
If confirmed, this would be the first killing of a French policeman by Eta.