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FUGITIVE CAPTURED THREE DECADES LATER

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Rome — A left-wing Italian militant who was convicted of murder in his home country nearly three decades ago was arrested in Bolivia, authoritie­s said Sunday, setting the stage for a climactic end to one of Italy’s longest-running efforts to bring a fugitive to justice. Hours later, Cesare Battisti 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 by intelligen­ce agents after using one of his mobile devices, Italian police and RAI state television said.

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