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Italian officials say Canada hands over convicted Nazi war criminal
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream ...Italy for Nazi war crimes was extradited by Canada to Rome Friday, officials said. Canadian...Michael Seifert over to Italian...spokesman for Canada's Department...Bolzano," was convicted in ...
Italian officials say Canada to hand over convicted Nazi war criminal
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream ...Friday from Canada to Italy...prison for Nazi war crimes...inmates, officials said. Michael...Seifert was convicted in absentia...authorities say Seifert...At his Italian trial, people...for Jews, ...

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