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Sweden extradites Auschwitz sign suspect to Poland

A Swedish man suspected of having masterminded the theft of a sign from the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz has been extradited to Poland.

Anders Hogstrom arrived in Warsaw before being taken to Krakow, not far from Auschwitz, for questioning, the BBC's Adam Easton reports.

Mr Hogstrom, a 34-year-old former neo-Nazi leader, denies any wrongdoing.

He told a Swedish newspaper that he was asked to take possession of the sign on behalf of an unnamed collector.

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