Red Brigades

The Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse) were an armed left-wing group from Italy. It acted in the 1970s and 1980s. They killed the former Prime Minister. The Center for International Security and Cooperation said the BR was a terrorist group.[1][2]

Largest crimes

Here are some of the crimes done by the Red Brigades:[3]

  • Kidnapped Genoa Assistant State Attorney Mario Sossi in 1974
  • Killed two people in the Italian Social Movement, a right-wing organization, in 1974.
  • Shot newspaper editor Carlo Casalegno in 1977. He later died.
  • Kidnapped and killed Christian Democratic Party President and former Prime Minister of Italy Aldo Moro, killing five of his guards, in 1978.
  • Kidnapped a chemical engineer in 1981.

1974 arrest of BR founders

In September 1974, the leaders were caught. They were given 18 years in confinement.

References
  1. Scott Neuman (April 28, 2021). "French Police Arrest Extremist Red Brigades Members Sought By Italy". NPR. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  2. "Red Brigades". Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  3. "Major Attacks". Stanford University Center for International Security and Cooperation. Retrieved August 24, 2021.


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