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Carlos the Jackal gets third life term, this one for Paris attack

Self-styled revolutionary Carlos the Jackal, already serving two life jail terms in France, was given another life sentence by a Paris court on Tuesday for a deadly 1974 bombing.

Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, 67, was convicted of the attack on an upmarket Paris store that left two dead and 34 injured on September 15, 1974, after the lead prosecutor said “all evidence” pointed to his involvement. DM

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