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German terror trial tapes found

German journalists have obtained previously unheard recordings from the trial of notorious Red Army Faction (RAF) urban guerrilla leaders.

German media say the voices of gang members Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin, Ulrike Meinhof and Jan-Carl Raspe can be heard on the audio tapes.

The trial in 1975-1977 took place at Stuttgart's Stammheim prison.

The 21 tapes, with about 12 hours of recordings, were obtained by researchers for a TV documentary.
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