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Radio France Internationale
Radio France Internationale
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Michael Fitzpatrick

French court blocks extradition of former Red Brigades members to Italy

A protestor holds a portrait of a former member of Italy's disbanded Red Brigades group, Marina Petrella. © AFP

A French appeals court on Wednesday turned down Italy's request to extradite 10 former members of a left-wing Italian extremist group wanted for their involvement in violence decades ago.

The ultra-leftist Red Brigades were active in Italy from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s. The violence left 360 dead and thousands injured.

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