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The left-wing terrorist group, Red Army Faction, has left deep scars on the German psyche since the 1970s ...
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Decades-Long Manhunt Ends with RAF ArrestAuthorities captured Daniela Klette in Berlin, accused of RAF crimes and robberies spanning the 1990s and beyond after years on the run.
- Daniela Klette, suspected former member of the Red Army Faction, was arrested in Berlin after decades as a fugitive.
- Though the RAF disbanded in 1998, Klette is accused of involvement in multiple robberies during the following 20 years.
- Police renewed efforts in February to locate Klette and two other former RAF affiliates to advance ongoing investigations.
- The RAF’s violent campaigns from 1970 to 1998 caused 30 deaths and over 200 injuries, leaving a lasting impact on Germany.
They first overturned these vehicles so that the gas tanks on the underside were more accessible and then ignited them there. Then they all went up in flames one after the other.— Kraushaar, political scientist, told DW in 2018.
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