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The latest "expropriation" of Alfredo, the 70-year-old Spanish anarchist recently handed over to Germany for bank robbery
Spain🏛️ PoliticsCenter3 hr. ago

The latest "expropriation" of Alfredo, the 70-year-old Spanish anarchist recently handed over to Germany for bank robbery

A Spanish man named Alfredo C. O., now 70 years old, was recently handed over to Germany after being identified through genetic traces as one of the perpetrators of a 2014 bank robbery in Aquisgrán. The police in Aquisgrán announced this breakthrough on August 7th, marking the conclusion of a 12-year investigation into the armed robbery. During the attack, five to six assailants stormed the bank early in the morning, taking 16 employees hostage, threatening them with weapons, and forcing two to open the vault, stealing over 400,000 euros in cash. Alfredo, who is described as an anarchist rather than someone from an extreme-left group, had previously faced legal action in Spain for similar offenses. His arrest in Zaragoza followed extensive investigations involving DNA evidence and cooperation between Spanish and German authorities.

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El Mundo logoEl MundoIndependent🔒Center3 hr. ago
The latest "expropriation" of Alfredo, the 70-year-old Spanish anarchist recently handed over to Germany for bank robbery

A Spanish man named Alfredo C. O., now 70 years old, was recently handed over to Germany after being identified through genetic traces as one of the perpetrators of a 2014 bank robbery in Aquisgrán. The police in Aquisgrán announced this breakthrough on August 7th, marking the conclusion of a 12-year investigation into the armed robbery. During the attack, five to six assailants stormed the bank early in the morning, taking 16 employees hostage, threatening them with weapons, and forcing two to open the vault, stealing over 400,000 euros in cash. Alfredo, who is described as an anarchist rather than someone from an extreme-left group, had previously faced legal action in Spain for similar offenses. His arrest in Zaragoza followed extensive investigations involving DNA evidence and cooperation between Spanish and German authorities.

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