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Red Brigades

group name

Brigate Rosse (Red Brigades); also New Red Brigades Communist Combatant Party (BR-PCC)

location

Italy and Europe.

stated purpose

The objectives of Italy's original Marxist-Leninist radical group, the Brigate Rosse (Red Brigades) included the promotion of class warfare and engaging in violent activities to establish a communist state. The New Red Brigades, a successor with similar goals to the original group, has also been involved in attacks and plots. The brigades oppose the U.S. presence in Europe as...

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