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Swedish millionaire 'with far-right sympathies' linked to Auschwitz theft

A Swedish millionaire with alleged far-Right sympathies has been accused of being behind the theft of the Auschwitz sign amid claims he planned to sell it to fund a terrorist attack.

The accusations against Lars Goran Wahlstrom were made by Anders Hoegstrom, 34, who is in custody in Poland for his alleged role in the robbery.

Polish prosecutors investigating the crime made no comment about Mr Hoegstrom’s allegations but confirmed they had asked Sweden for additional help....
Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)