Former Red Army Faction Member Arrested in Berlin After Decades

Daniela Klette, a fugitive of the notorious Red Army Faction, was apprehended in her apartment, where police found a grenade and other dangerous items.

Investigative journalists using AI tools traced Daniela Klette before her arrest by German police, highlighting a significant breakthrough in a 30-year-old case.
Klette, 65, was arrested on suspicion of committing robberies and at least one attempted murder between 1999 and 2016 to finance her life underground.
Criticism has been directed at German police and security services for their failures in politically charged investigations, with strict privacy laws cited as a limitation.
Police discovered a hand grenade and other dangerous objects in Klette's apartment, leading to the evacuation of two buildings in Berlin's Kreuzberg district.
Klette's arrest puts a spotlight on the pressure facing police to crack down on political extremists amid rising far-right sentiments in Germany.