Carlos the Jackal to face trial over deadly bombings

JAILED Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal is to face trial for his alleged role in deadly terror bombings in 1982 and 1983 in France.

Top anti-terrorism judge, Jean-Louis Bruguiere — who is renowned for tracking down the Jackal, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez — ordered him to stand trial for the four attacks, which killed 12 and injured at least 100 people.

Ramirez, 57, is serving a life sentence in France for the 1975 murders of two French secret agents and an alleged informer.

He gained international notoriety as the Cold War-era mastermind of deadly bombings, killings and hostage dramas.

After years on the run, Ramirez was captured in Suan in 1994 and hauled in a sack to Paris by French secret service agents.

He was convicted three years later for the 1975 murders.