The lawyer for “Carlos the Jackal” said he would appeal a life sentence given to the international terrorist for murdering two French intelligence agents in 1975. Carlos, whose real name is Illich Ramirez Sanchez, is also suspected of having taken part in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre and the 1976 Entebbe hostage crisis.
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