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Kidnapper, 74, escapes from house arrest in Argentina by abseiling from balcony

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Leonardo Bertulazzi, a former member of the Marxist guerrilla group the Red Brigades, was about to be extradited to his home country of Italy. Leonardo Bertulazzi, 74, awaiting extradition to Italy, reportedly used harness to flee custody 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, after he reportedly hid his ankle monitor inside a tube of pork and lowered himself from a fifth-floor balcony. Covered by 5 outlets: 2 lean left, 2 are centre, 1 lean right.

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  1. The Guardian Left Factuality: Very high GB
    Pork fat, a heating pad and a five-storey jump: how a 74-year-old escaped house arrest in Argentina

    Leonardo Bertulazzi, ex-member of Italy’s radical far-left Red Brigades, fled in dramatic fashion, ‘like something out of a movie’ As dozens of police and sniffer dogs poured into San Telmo, a traditional Buenos Aires neighbourhood with cobblestone streets, on Tuesday...

  2. Al Jazeera English Leans left Factuality: High State media QA
    Former Italian Red Brigades member escapes house arrest in Argentina

    Bertulazzi used a rope and harness to climb down from a fifth-floor apartment and evade authorities in Argentina.

    State-funded media
  3. Winnipegfreepress Center Factuality: Mostly factual CA
    Former Italian Red Brigades member escapes house arrest in Argentina while awaiting extradition
  4. The Guardian Left Factuality: Very high GB
    Ex-member of radical Marxist group scales balcony, escapes house arrest in Argentina

    Leonardo Bertulazzi, 74, awaiting extradition to Italy, reportedly used harness to flee custody 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,...

  5. BBC News Center Factuality: Very high GB
    Kidnapper, 74, escapes from house arrest in Argentina by abseiling from balcony

    Leonardo Bertulazzi, a former member of the Marxist guerrilla group the Red Brigades, was about to be extradited to his home country of Italy.

Video coverage

New York Post 74-Year-Old Ex-Marxist Militant Scales Balcony to Flee House Arrest in Argentina
DW News Former Red Brigades member escapes house arrest in Buenos Aires | DW News
Hindustan Times Former Red Brigades Member Escapes House Arrest in Buenos Aires, Triggering Questions...

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