Former Gestapo Chief Hospitalized in Lyon
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LYON, France — Klaus Barbie, the Gestapo chief in Lyon during World War II who is awaiting trial on charges of crimes against humanity, was hospitalized Thursday, police sources said.
The sources said the 73-year-old Barbie was taken from St. Joseph prison, where he has been held since 1983, to the detention center at Jules-Courmont Hospital. The police sources said they understood Barbie was to undergo examinations for a possible operation on his prostate gland.
There was no official confirmation of the report.
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