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Serbs probe suspected Nazi war criminal

Serbia's war crimes prosecutors formally launched proceedings Wednesday against a World War II veteran accused of participating in mass killings of Jews and Serbs during the Nazi occupation.

Prosecutors said they lodged a request for an investigation against Hungarian citizen Sandor Kepiro with the Belgrade war crimes court. The move is the first step toward an indictment and a trial.

Prosecutors also urged the court to seek Kepiro's extradition to Serbia.
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