Poland opens new inquiry into 'death camp guard'

Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into a man once cleared of being "Ivan the Terrible", a notorious Nazi death camp guard, and three others suspected of killing large numbers of Jews.

John Demjanjuk, a Ukrainian refugee extradited from the United States to Israel in 1986 to face accusations that he was the infamous guard at Treblinka, was cleared by the Israeli supreme court in 1993. But prosecutors said yesterday that there were now new witnesses and new ways to verify the identity of the man.

Also under investigation are two US residents identified only as Bronislaw H. and Jacob R. and another man identified as Dymitro S. living in Germany. They are believed to be former Polish citizens of Ukranian origin. Prosecutors say they will decide whether to seek the men's extradition in the next six months.(AP)