74-Year-Old Former Red Brigades Marxist Escapes House Arrest in Argentina
Verified: 3 outlets in 2 countries have reported this story since Nov 11.
Leonardo Bertulazzi, a 74-year-old former senior member of Italy’s Marxist militant group the Red Brigades, has escaped from house arrest in Buenos Aires, Argentina’s security ministry confirmed on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The ministry offered a $13,000 reward for information leading to his recapture. Bertulazzi had been held since 2024 pending extradition to Italy, which Argentina approved in July 2025, to serve a 27-year sentence handed down in 1987. Local media reported that he lowered himself from a fifth-floor balcony with a harness, though authorities have not confirmed the details.
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- Nov 11, 3:10 PM UTCFirst reportKidnapper, 74, escapes from house arrest in Argentina by abseiling from balconybbc.co.uk ↗
- Nov 11, 5:23 PM UTC+2 hKidnapper, 74, escapes from house arrest in Argentina by abseiling from balconybbc.co.uk (again) ↗
- Nov 11, 7:23 PM UTC+4 hEx-member of radical Marxist group scales balcony, escapes house arrest in Argentinatheguardian.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 7:23 PM UTC · +4 h
- Nov 11, 8:51 PM UTC+6 h· you’re reading this74-Year-Old Former Red Brigades Marxist Escapes House Arrest in Argentinakyivpost.com ↗
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