Red Army Faction Suspect Daniela Klette Charged for 1990s Attacks in GermanyProsecution and Charges Against Daniela KletteBERLIN, March 27 (Reuters) - German prosecutors have charged one of the last surviving alleged militants of the Red Army Faction with attempted murder and a string of violent attacks carried out more than three decades ago, the federal prosecutor's office said on Friday. In charges filed on March 23 at a court in Frankfurt, prosecutors accuse 66-year-old Daniela Klette of attempted murder in two cases, attempted and completed bomb attacks, kidnapping for ransom and aggravated robbery. Klette was arrested in Berlin in February 2024 after more than three decades on the run. German authorities were able to make the arrest after a Canadian investigative journalist used facial recognition software to locate her. Specific Attacks Linked to Daniela KletteKlette is accused of participating in three attacks between 1990 and 1993, prosecutors said in a statement.
Source: The Guardian March 28, 2026 00:02 UTC