The October 22 Group was an Italian

Italy

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 terrorist grouping

Terrorism

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, instituted on October 22, 1969.

It was led by Mario Rossi, who received a life sentence in 1973 for killing a messenger in September 1971.

The Red Brigades

Red Brigades

The Red Brigades was a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organisation, based in Italy, which was responsible for numerous violent incidents, assassinations, and robberies during the so-called "Years of Lead"...

 in 1978 would demand the release of three of the October 22 members from prison, in exchange for the release of Italian prime minister Aldo Moro

Aldo Moro

Aldo Moro was an Italian politician and the 39th Prime Minister of Italy, from 1963 to 1968, and then from 1974 to 1976. He was one of Italy's longest-serving post-war Prime Ministers, holding power for a combined total of more than six years....

, who the Red Brigades had captured and later shot.
October 22 Group is also the trading name for O22G LLP, a partnership of anti money laundering consultants formed in the UK in 2011.