The World - News from Feb. 16, 1986
The director general of Portugal’s prison system was shot to death outside his home in Lisbon. A left-wing terrorist group, the Popular Forces of April 25, claimed responsibility for gunning down Gaspar Trigo Castelo Branco, 52, sources said. He was denounced last September by families of more than 70 alleged members of the Popular Forces over prison conditions. About 50 of the prisoners are on trial for bombings, bank robberies and politically motivated killings over the past five years, and the others are awaiting trial in similar cases.
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