An ex-German World War II pilot was captured by Interpol agents in Argentina. Paul Schaffer, believed to be a founder of a Nazi haven in Chile, awaits extradition to Chile on charges ranging from torture and disappearances of dissidents during the Pinochet regime, to pedophilia and enslavement of dozens of people inside the colony known as Colonia Dignidad, a government official told JTA.
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