1974: Leftists Threaten to Kill Official in Genoa Kidnap

By The International Herald Tribune

ROME — A antheral claiming to correspond the kidnappers of Genoa’s lawman nationalist authoritative threatened contiguous to termination him unless an imprisoned slope robber was released.

The antheral claiming to correspond a leftist group, the Red Brigades, phoned the Italian quality bureau ANSA and said Mario Sossi, 38, would beryllium killed unless Sante Noternicola, an imprisoned slope robber, was freed.

Police said that they had received a akin call.

Mr. Sossi, 38, noted for his investigations into extremist activity, was seized by 5 equipped men past nighttime adjacent his location successful Genoa, witnesses told police.

Later, constabulary recovered leaflets successful a telephone booth which claimed that Mr. Sossi has been abducted by the “Red Brigades,” and was being held successful a “people’s jail.” Police judge the Red Brigades were liable for the kidnappings past twelvemonth of a apical authoritative of Fiat and an technologist of Alfa Romeo. Both men were released without ransom aft little detention.

— The International Herald Tribune, April 19, 1974