Image copyright Getty Images Image caption This is the third time Ramirez has been taken to trial in France"What exactly is the point of having a trial so long after the events?
Ramirez was dubbed Carlos the Jackal by the press, named after the fictional terrorist in the 1971 Frederick Forsyth novel, The Day of the Jackal, which was turned into a popular film.
Image copyright AFP Image caption The self-styled revolutionary (right) was one of the world`s most notorious terroristsCarlos the Jackal, the Venezuelan man behind a series of attacks in France in the 1970s and 80s, is on trial again over a deadly shopping centre attack.
Ramirez has pleaded not guilty and his lawyer, Isabelle Coutant-Peyre, said the trial was a waste of time and money.
Carlos, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, was given his nickname when he was one of the world`s most wanted terror suspects.
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