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Accused Nazi camp guard threatens hunger strike

MUNICH - John Demjanjuk says he will go on hunger strike if a German court does not pursue more evidence that he says could exonerate him of charges he served as a Nazi death camp guard.

A former Soviet soldier during World War II, the 90-year-old Demjanjuk is standing trial on 28,060 counts of accessory to murder on allegations that he agreed to serve as a guard in the Sobibor death camp after being captured. The retired Ohio autoworker denies having ever served as a guard....
Read entire article at CBS News