Kidnapper, 74, escapes from house arrest in Argentina by abseiling from balcony
Leonardo Bertulazzi, a former member of the Marxist guerrilla group the Red Brigades, was about to be extradited to his home country of Italy.
Covered by 3 sources from 2 countries. First reported by BBC News ·
How 3 newspapers cover this story
Kidnapper, 74, escapes from house arrest in Argentina by abseiling from balcony
Leonardo Bertulazzi, a former member of the Marxist guerrilla group the Red Brigades, was about to be extradited to his home country of Italy.
Ex-member of radical Marxist group scales balcony, escapes house arrest in Argentina
74-year-old Leonardo Bertulazzi, awaiting extradition to Italy, reportedly used harness to flee custody A 74-year-old former member of Italy’s radical Marxist group the Red Brigades has escaped from house arrest in Argentina, the country’s security ministry confirmed on Wednesday. Authorities placed Leonardo…
· Pork fat, a heating pad and a five-storey jump: how a 74-year-old escaped house arrest in Argentina
Former Italian Red Brigades member escapes house arrest in Argentina
Bertulazzi used a rope and harness to climb down from a fifth-floor apartment and evade authorities in Argentina.
Coverage details
3 outlets from 2 countries are covering this story: BBC News, The Guardian and Al Jazeera. BBC News published it first, on November 11, 2026; the last outlet to join was Al Jazeera, 10 hours later.
Key names in the coverage: Argentina, Italian Red Brigades and Marxist.
By country: United Kingdom (2), Qatar (1). In total 4 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.
