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World Service,05 Feb 2018,9 mins

Bringing Nazi Leader Klaus Barbie To Justice

Witness History

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In February 1983 the man known as 'the butcher of Lyon' was extradited to France to face charges of murder and torture during World War Two. The former head of the Gestapo in Lyon was traced to South America by two Nazi-hunters, married couple Serge and Beate Klarsfeld. They have been telling their amazing story to Mike Lanchin. Photo: Klaus Barbie on his way to court in Lyon, France (AFP)

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