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The members of the violent radical-left Italian terrorist group active in the 1970s and 1980s were arrested Wednesday after years of living under de facto French asylum.

Rome had long urged Paris to detain 10 people found guilty of terrorist acts from late 1960s to early 80s

France arrests former members of Italy’s Red Brigades armed group Issued on: 28/04/2021 - 18:31 A demonstrator holds an image of Marina Petrella, former member of Italian armed gropu the Red Brigades, at a demonstration against her extradition in Paris in 2008. Patrella was one of seven Italian fugitives arrested in France on extradition requests from Rome, 28 April 2021. (Photo : AFP) 4 min France has arrested seven former members of left-wing armed groups including the Red Brigades at the request of Italy and is seeking thre...

Follow RT on While extradition hearings may drag on, the arrests of seven far-left militants today could be the start of Italy’s decades-long quest to bring justice to those who wrought havoc in the ‘Years of Lead’. The arrest of seven Italians in France on Wednesday morning is not so much the final chapter in the story of Italy’s ‘Years of Lead’ but may be a new beginning in efforts at bringing terrorists to account for bombings, shootings and kidnappings that left nearly 400 people dead and a thousand more injured. The five men and two women have been harboured by Fran...