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Two suspected members of a left-wing German group that carried out attacks in the 1970s and 1980s have surrendered to police, German officials say. | Two suspected members of a left-wing German group that carried out attacks in the 1970s and 1980s have surrendered to police, German officials say. |
The unidentified members of the Revolutionary Cells (RZ) are said to be a man and a woman, both aged 58. | The unidentified members of the Revolutionary Cells (RZ) are said to be a man and a woman, both aged 58. |
Confirming reports, officials said they gave themselves up in December. | Confirming reports, officials said they gave themselves up in December. |
The RZ emerged in the early 1970s from Germany's radical scene, which also gave birth to the better-known Red Army Faction (RAF). | The RZ emerged in the early 1970s from Germany's radical scene, which also gave birth to the better-known Red Army Faction (RAF). |
The surrender of the two alleged militants was first reported by Der Spiegel magazine. | The surrender of the two alleged militants was first reported by Der Spiegel magazine. |
Confirming the report, federal prosecutors said they were not being detained, but were expected to stand trial. | |
The RZ is said to have carried out some 186 attacks, mostly aimed at causing material damage, before disbanding after the fall of the Berlin Wall. | The RZ is said to have carried out some 186 attacks, mostly aimed at causing material damage, before disbanding after the fall of the Berlin Wall. |
RZ members were also linked to the 1975 hostage-taking at the Opec conference in Vienna and the hijacking of the Air France plane stormed by Israeli troops in Entebbe, Uganda, in 1976. | RZ members were also linked to the 1975 hostage-taking at the Opec conference in Vienna and the hijacking of the Air France plane stormed by Israeli troops in Entebbe, Uganda, in 1976. |
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