The family of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke have demanded the return of his body after his funeral was disrupted by protesters and his coffin taken away by Italian authorities.

JEWISH groups expressed outrage yesterday that a former Nazi SS captain convicted for his role in the massacre of 335 civilians in Italy has been allowed to leave house arrest for such everyday activities as shopping or going to church.

Jewish groups expressed outrage today that a former Nazi SS captain convicted for his role in the massacre of 335 civilians in Italy has been allowed to leave house arrest to go shopping and to church.

An Italian military judge has suspended a work-release permit for a former Nazi SS captain convicted for his role in a 1944 massacre, court officials said today.