The justice ministry of the southern German state of Baden-Württemberg has said it may pursue 30 former guards of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
49 guards had been investigated by the judiciary, of which 30 should be prosecuted, officials said.
The justice agency in the state said it would hand over details of the ex-guards to prosecutors in the relevant German states.
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