Some 200 people demonstrated in front of the home of a Pennsylvania man who was a member of a Lithuanian military unit that murdered thousands of Jews during World War II. Jonas Stelmokas’ citizenship was revoked in 1995 when a judge ruled that he lied about his wartime past. Stelmokas remains in the United States pending an appeal.
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