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Member of 1970s German left-wing terrorist group on trial after decades on the run

Daniela Klette Terrorism Germany RAF Burkhard Garweg ErnstVolker Staub United States
Daniela Klette, 66, former member of German far-left militant group The Red Army Faction (RAF) reacts on March 25, 2025 in the courtroom in Celle, northern Germany, at the start of her trial for armed robbery and attempted murder. AFP - WOLFGANG RATTAY

The trial of Daniela Klette, a former member of Germany's far-left Baader-Meinhof gang who was arrested last year after more than 30 years on the run, started on Tuesday in Celle, northern Germany. The 66-year-old is accused of a series of armed robberies.

Klette was part of the radical anti-capitalist group also known as the Red Army Faction (RAF), which carried out a series of bombings, kidnappings and killings in the 1970s and 1980s.

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