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Holocaust Day marked at Nazi death camp Auschwitz

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Events are taking place at Auschwitz to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp, as the world marks Holocaust Memorial Day.

Auschwitz survivors and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are among those gathering in Poland, where the camp was built under German occupation.

In Berlin, Israeli President Shimon Peres urged Germany and other countries to pursue Holocaust perpetrators.

Full story:  Holocaust Day marked at Nazi death camp Auschwitz – BBC News