Claims extracted
20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
60/100
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A 74-year-old former member of Italy’s far-left Red Brigades has escaped from house arrest in Argentina by climbing down from a fifth-floor apartment using a harness and rope, prompting a nationwide search.
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member → escape → search
Leonardo Bertulazzi, who faces extradition to Italy to serve a 27-year prison sentence, escaped on Tuesday and was still on the run on Wednesday, Argentine police officials told The Associated Press news agency.
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officials → face → agency
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Milei → designate → 3Photos
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Crowds → greet → wait
Bertulazzi was convicted in absentia by a court in his home country for his role in the kidnapping and death of a former Italian prime minister by the left-wing armed group, and his refugee status in Argentina was revoked under right-wing President Javier Milei.
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status → convict → Milei
Police said he descended onto the second-floor terrace of a neighbouring house, climbed down to a first-floor terrace, crossed a vacant lot and got onto the street by climbing over a gate.
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he → say → gate
Authorities did not immediately notice Bertulazzi was gone as he had tampered with his electronic ankle monitor, the officials said.
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officials → notice → monitor
They said he placed it inside a device containing a thermal blanket to maintain its temperature, along with grease or animal fat, apparently to keep moisture in.
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he → say → moisture
Explosives specialists examined the device, which had been made to resemble an explosive.
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which → examine → explosive
Argentina’s Security Ministry has offered a reward of 20 million pesos (about $13,000) for information leading to his capture.
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Ministry → offer → capture
The Red Brigades were a far-left armed group responsible for a wave of kidnappings and killings in Italy in the 1970s and 1980s, a period known as the “Years of Lead”.
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Brigades → leave → Lead
The group kidnapped and killed former Prime Minister Aldo Moro in 1978.
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group → kidnap → 1978
Argentine authorities have said Bertulazzi, who belonged to the group’s Genoa branch, was involved in the logistics of Moro’s kidnapping.
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who → say → kidnapping
Italian courts convicted him in the 1980s of “terrorism-related” crimes, resulting in a combined 27-year sentence, according to Argentine court records.
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courts → convict → records
He was first arrested in Buenos Aires in November 2002, but an Argentine judge rejected Italy’s extradition request in 2003 because Italian law did not guarantee him a new trial after a conviction in absentia.
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law → arrest → absentia
He was granted refugee status in 2004.
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He → grant → 2004
Argentina revoked it in 2024, under Milei, and re-arrested him that August.
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Argentina → revoke → him
Its Supreme Court approved his extradition last year.
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Court → approve → extradition
Wanda Ferro, an undersecretary in Italy’s Interior Ministry, said Argentine police were responsible for ensuring he was handed over.
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he → say → Ministry
“I am certain that every effort will be made,” she told local television, adding that she hoped the extradition could take place “very quickly” if Bertulazzi is recaptured.
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Bertulazzi → make → place
The Aporia
