Argentina to hunt down Nazis

Thursday 12 May 1994 23:02 BST
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Argentina, which became a safe haven for Nazis after the Second World War, will set up a special agency to track down war criminals, Reuter reports from Buenos Aires. The proposal, from local Jewish organisations, was prompted by the recent unmasking of Erich Priebke, a former SS officer who took part in the Ardeatine Caves massacre during the war in Italy.

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