German and Austrian authorities announce arrest of suspected member of Turkish terror group
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Austrian and German authorities say a suspected member of a Turkish terrorist group has been detained in Vienna.
The German general prosecutor's office says the 39-year old suspect is strongly suspected of membership in the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front.
The unnamed suspect was arrested Wednesday and is awaiting extradition to Germany. Authorities say he is a suspected fund raiser for the left-leaning organization.
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The group has its origins in the late 1970s and has claimed responsibility for numerous assassinations and suicide bombings. Turkey, the United States and the European Union consider it a terrorist organization.
Turkish police identified a man who blew himself up at the U.S. Embassy in Ankara earlier this year as a group member. A Turkish security guard was killed and several other people were wounded.