Politics

Spain''s prime minister is blaming the armed Basque group ETA for the shooting death of a French policeman outside Paris.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero says "France has paid a high price for its help against ETA." He spoke Wednesday at an impromptu news conference he called specifically to condemn the shooting Tuesday evening in the Paris suburb of Dammarie-les-Lys.

Zapatero said he would speak Wednesday to French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and expressed his condolences to the family of the slain officer.