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Trial begins for the 'bookkeeper' of Auschwitz Oskar Groning

A former bookkeeper at the Nazi death camp Auschwitz has arrived at a court in Germany to stand trial.

Oskar Groning, 93, is accused of being an accessory in the murder of 300,000 people, despite not being involved in any killing at the notorious camp.

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Auschwitz survivor: Groning 'has emotional difficulties'

Holocaust survivor Eva Mozes Kor has spoken of the "physical, mental and emotional" difficulties suffered by Oscar Groning, the 93-year-old Auschwitz bookkeeper whose trial starts today in Germany.

Ms Kor, who was held at the infamous camp herself as child, told press that she believed Groning was "doing his very best".

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