Protesters block Nazi war criminal’s funeral

Erich Priebke’s funeral stopped by lawyer who said police prevented family members from attending amid demonstrations.

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Police and protesters have blocked the funeral of a Nazi war criminal in Rome.

Erich Preibke was a German SS officer who participated in one of Italy’s worst massacres, in which more than 300 prisoners were killed.

Al Jazeera’s Claudio Lavanga reports from Albano Laziale


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