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Court drops case against German over Oradour-sur-Glane WWII massacre

Cologne court says not enough evidence to convict 89-year-old over 1944 murder of 642 men, women and children in French village.

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A German court on Tuesday threw out the case of a former SS man accused of involvement in the largest civilian massacre in Nazi-occupied France, saying there was not enough evidence to bring the 89-year-old to trial, reports FRANCE 24.

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