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Giotopoulos found guilty in murder case

A court in Greece has found the leader of a radical Marxist group guilty of involvement in murder.

At the end of a marathon trial involving 19 alleged members, 59-year-old Alexandros Giotopoulos was convicted of being involved in at least one assassination.

He now faces a possible life sentence.

The group that he led, known as November 17, is said to have carried out more than 2,000 attacks, including 19 assassinations, in an effort to overthrow capitalism.

The verdict is a triumph for the Greek government, which is keen to show it can handle terrorist threats in advance of next summer's Olympic Games in Athens.