Trial of former Nazi officer resumes

The trial has resumed of a 93-year-old former Nazi SS officer who has denied ordering the shooting of 59 Italian prisoners more than 50 years ago.

The trial has resumed of a 93-year-old former Nazi SS officer who has denied ordering the shooting of 59 Italian prisoners more than 50 years ago.

Dubbed the 'Butcher of Genoa' by the Italian media, Friedrich Engel is charged with ordering the shootings in May 1944 in revenge for an attack on a cinema for German soldiers.

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