E. Germany Turns Over 2 Suspected Terrorists
Two reputed Red Army Faction terrorists were handed over to West German authorities Thursday, prosecutors said, after years of sanctuary that may have been provided by East Germany’s now-disbanded secret police.
Inge Viett and Werner Lotze arrived in the West German city of Karlsruhe, where they will appear before an investigating magistrate, according to Rolf Hannich, a spokesman for the West German prosecutor’s office.
They were among nine alleged Red Army members arrested in East Germany in a series of raids last month.
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