Antanas Mineikis, a suspected war criminal, died in Lithuania. Mineikis, 80, was deported from the United States in 1992 for concealing his service in a Nazi-led execution squad. Citing lack of evidence, Lithuanian prosecutors had dropped their investigation into his activities.
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