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Thursday, June 19, 2014

US officials arrest accused Nazi guard

US officials arrest accused Nazi guard
[JURIST] US officials on Tuesday arrested [criminal complaint] 89-year-old Johann Breyer on charges that he was a Nazi SS guard at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during World War II. Breyer has admitted to serving at Auschwitz but claims that his service was involuntary and that he did not take part in any killings. Breyer was arrested [NYT report] at his home in Philadelphia and appeared in federal court Wednesday, where a judge ordered his detention. German authorities issued an arrest warrant... [more].

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