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Tue 02 Feb 2007Baader-Meinhof terrorist to be freed after 24 yearsGERMAY:One of the last members of Germany's left-wing militant Red Army Faction (RAF) still behind bars is to be freed on parole next month after serving 24 years in prison.A state court in Stuttgart ruled yesterday that Brigitte Mohnhaupt (57) posed no threat to public safety and should be released after serving the minimum sentence.