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Monday, 4 November, 2002, 01:36 GMT
'Red Brigades leader' held in Argentina
![]() Betulazzi is accused of kidnappings and terrorist acts
Police in Argentina have arrested a man suspected of being a leading member of Italy's militant group, Red Brigades.
The suspect was detained in the capital, Buenos Aires - a month after entering the country from Chile with false documents. He now faces extradition to Italy, where Interpol has issued a warrant for his arrest. Group's revival Mr Betullazzi is accused of being part of an illegal association, illegal weapon possession, falsifying documents, kidnappings and terrorists acts, an Argentine police spokesman said.
Most of the original leaders of the Red Brigades were sentenced to long prison terms. However, Italy's Justice Department has recently warned that the country could witness a revival of politically-motivated terrorism. The statement followed a bomb attack near the Interior Ministry in Rome in February. "The brigade saw a resurgence in Italy last year with attacks on councilmen," said Interpol spokesman Alexander Diniso. In March, the group claimed the murder of Marco Biagi, an adviser to the labour minister, outside his home in Bologna. During the 1970s and 1980s, Italy was plagued by domestic attacks from both right-wing and left-wing extremists, which killed hundreds and left a legacy of lingering political hostility. Red Brigades's most notorious attack was the killing of former Prime Minister Aldo Moro in 1978. |
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