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April 16 (Reuters) - Germany is seeking the deportation of accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk from the United States.

A U.S. appeals court halted his deportation this week and Demjanjuk was freed just hours after immigration agents carried him out of his Ohio home to send him to Germany for trial.

Demjanjuk is number two on a list of 10 most-wanted war criminals compiled by the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Here are details about the 10 accused.

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