Ex-spy chief must stand trial

Friday 22 July 1994 23:02 BST
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BERLIN - German judicial authorities have decided the former East German secret-police chief Erich Mielke, 86, must stand trial for his alleged role in the shooting of fugitives trying to escape to freedom over the Berlin Wall, a Berlin court spokesman said on Thursday. AFP

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