In May 1976 the German left-wing extremist Ulrike Meinhof killed herself in prison.
She and Andreas Baader had led a terror campaign against the West German state in the early 1970s.
Journalist Stefan Aust knew her well, he talks to Witness.
Photo: Press Association
Published on Monday, 9th May 2011.
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