The escape of a 74-year-old is like something out of a movie. It was recorded by a camera.

Leonardo Bertulazzi, a former member of the Italian Red Brigades, escaped house arrest in Argentina after being sentenced in absentia to 27 years in prison. He had been wanted for years before his arrest in 2024. Bertulazzi managed to remove his electronic monitoring bracelet and fled from his fifth-floor apartment using a harness and rope. His escape was captured on surveillance cameras, and authorities have issued an urgent alert to locate him, offering a reward for information leading to his capture. Bertulazzi had previously been granted refugee status in Argentina but lost it in 2024 under the new government.

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