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Cesare Battisti behind bars in Italy

The plane carrying Italian militant Cesare Battisti, wanted in Rome for four murders attributed to a far-left group in the 1970s.

The plane carrying Italian militant Cesare Battisti, wanted in Rome for four murders attributed to a far-left group in the 1970s. Source: Getty

An Italian government Falcon 900 aircraft carrying convicted terrorist Cesare Battisti landed at Rome Ciampino airport on Monday.


The 64-year-old was arrested in Bolivia at the weekend after around 38 years as a fugitive of Italian justice.

He is set to serve a life sentence for four murders committed in the 1970s and 1980s.

Terrorism expert and editor of website wikilao.com, Lao Petrilli, reports.

 


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