Australian police confirmed that nine of 22 alleged Nazi war criminals named by the Lithuanian government are still living in Australia. Last year, Lithuanian officials said the 22 had served in local police units and had been responsible for murdering thousands of Jews in Lithuania and Ukraine during World War II.
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