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Ex-member of radical Marxist group scales balcony, escapes house arrest in Argentina

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Leonardo Bertulazzi, a 74-year-old former member of Italy's Red Brigades, escaped from house arrest in Buenos Aires on Wednesday by scaling his fifth-floor balcony with a harness. Placed under house arrest in Argentina to await extradition to serve a 27-year sentence for his involvement in the radical Marxist group, Bertulazzi had been arrested and freed several times over the years before escaping again in 2024 after losing refugee status. The Argentine security ministry now offers a $13,000 reward for information leading to his recapture.
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Argentina Buenos Aires Italy Marxist the Red Brigades

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Bertulazzi PERSON · 4× Italy GPE · 4× Argentina GPE · 3× Marxist NORP · 2× the Red Brigades ORG · 2× Aldo Moro PERSON · 1× Argentine NORP · 1× Buenos Aires GPE · 1× Leonardo Bertulazzi PERSON · 1×

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A 74-year-old former member of Italy’s radical Marxist group the Red Brigades has escaped from house arrest in Argentina, the country’s security ministry confirmed on Wednesday.
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Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

A 74-year-old former member of Italy’s radical Marxist group the Red Brigades has escaped from house arrest in Argentina, the country’s security ministry confirmed on Wednesday. asserted
ministry → escape → Wednesday
Authorities placed Leonardo Bertulazzi under house arrest in Buenos Aires in 2024, prior to his extradition to Italy to serve a 27-year prison sentence. asserted
Authorities → place → sentence
He had received the sentence in 1987 for joining a subversive association and belonging to an armed group. asserted
He → receive → group
After years on the run, Bertulazzi was first arrested by Argentine authorities in 2002. asserted
Bertulazzi → arrest → 2002
He was freed a few months later and secured refugee status in 2004, but was arrested again in 2024 after it was revoked. asserted
it → free → 2024
On Wednesday, Argentina’s security ministry offered a $13,000 reward for information leading to Bertulazzi’s recapture after he slipped out of detention. asserted
he → offer → detention
The fugitive held a senior position in the Red Brigades, a radical Marxist organization responsible for attacks between 1969 and 1980, dubbed Italy’s “Years of Lead”. asserted
fugitive → hold → Lead
The group most notoriously kidnapped and assassinated former prime minister Aldo Moro in 1978. asserted
group → kidnap → 1978
Local press went wild describing details of Bertulazzi’s escape from his residence in the capital, but authorities have not confirmed the veracity of any of the reports. asserted
authorities → go → reports
He reportedly used a harness to lower himself from a fifth-floor balcony. uncertain
He → use → balcony
Police noticed his ankle monitor had stopped transmitting movement data and headed to the house, where they found the device discarded and Bertulazzi nowhere to be found. asserted
device → notice → house
Argentina approved his extradition to Italy in July 2025 after the country’s supreme court rejected a final appeal. asserted
court → approve → appeal
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