Body of Nazi War Criminal Who Died Under House Arrest in Italy Taken To Military Airport Near Rome

Funeral was called off after protests

The coffin of Nazi war criminal Erich Priebke has been taken to a military airport near Rome after a funeral was halted following angry protests.

Italian officials said contacts had been made with Germany, amid media reports that Priebke's body could be flown there.

Priebke died under house arrest last week. He had been jailed for life over the killing of more than 300 civilians.

A funeral in Albano Laziale, south of Rome, was called off on Tuesday.

A senior official in the Rome province, Giuseppe Pecoraro, said it was hoped the situation would be resolved on Wednesday.