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Nazi hunters' doubt over 'death' | Nazi hunters' doubt over 'death' |
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The Simon Wiesenthal Centre has expressed doubts about a report that Aribert Heim, one of the most-wanted Nazi criminals, died in Egypt in 1992. | The Simon Wiesenthal Centre has expressed doubts about a report that Aribert Heim, one of the most-wanted Nazi criminals, died in Egypt in 1992. |
"There's no body, no corpse, no DNA, no grave," Efraim Zuroff, the centre's leading Nazi hunter, told AP agency. | "There's no body, no corpse, no DNA, no grave," Efraim Zuroff, the centre's leading Nazi hunter, told AP agency. |
On Wednesday, Germany's ZDF TV reported that Heim died in Cairo, saying it had found his passport and other documents. | On Wednesday, Germany's ZDF TV reported that Heim died in Cairo, saying it had found his passport and other documents. |
Heim is accused of killing hundreds of inmates at a concentration camp where he was a doctor during World War II. | Heim is accused of killing hundreds of inmates at a concentration camp where he was a doctor during World War II. |
'Too perfect' | 'Too perfect' |
On Thursday, Mr Zuroff said the report about Heim's death raised "more questions than it answers". | On Thursday, Mr Zuroff said the report about Heim's death raised "more questions than it answers". |
FROM THE BBC WORLD SERVICE More from BBC World ServiceProfile of 'Dr Death' | FROM THE BBC WORLD SERVICE More from BBC World ServiceProfile of 'Dr Death' |
"We can't sign off on a story like this because of some semi-plausible explanation," he said. | "We can't sign off on a story like this because of some semi-plausible explanation," he said. |
"Keep in mind these people have a vested interest in being declared dead - it's a perfectly crafted story; that's the problem, it's too perfect," Mr Zuroff told the AP. | |
In its report, ZDF quoted witnesses, including Heim's son, as confirming that Aribert Heim, who was also known as Doctor Death, died in 1992. | |
It said it had found a number of Heim's personal documents, including his passport and personal letters, in a hotel room in Cairo where he lived under a pseudonym. | It said it had found a number of Heim's personal documents, including his passport and personal letters, in a hotel room in Cairo where he lived under a pseudonym. |
The TV channel, working with the New York Times newspaper, also said Heim had converted to Islam. | The TV channel, working with the New York Times newspaper, also said Heim had converted to Islam. |
Experiments | Experiments |
Heim was one of the last major Nazi fugitives believed to be still at large. | Heim was one of the last major Nazi fugitives believed to be still at large. |
He is accused of carrying out medical experiments on prisoners of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria during World War II. | He is accused of carrying out medical experiments on prisoners of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria during World War II. |
After the war he lived in West Germany, working as a doctor. | After the war he lived in West Germany, working as a doctor. |
He disappeared in 1962 when police opened an investigation into his past. | He disappeared in 1962 when police opened an investigation into his past. |
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