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Killer caught 30 years on

A LEFT-WING Italian militant who was convicted of murder in his home country nearly three decades ago was arrested in Bolivia, authorities said on Sunday, setting the stage for a climactic end to one of Italy’s longest-running efforts to arrest a fugitive.

Hours later, Cesare Battisti, 64, was handed over to Italian custody, officials said, and he left on a plane carrying him back to Italy to serve a life sentence. He was captured by Bolivian and Italian officers in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, where he was located after using one of his mobile devices.