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Nazi death camp survivors mark 79th anniversary of Auschwitz liberation

Nearly 6 million European Jews were killed by the Nazis during the Holocaust

A group of survivors of Nazi death camps marked the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp during World War II in a modest ceremony Saturday in southern Poland.

About 20 survivors from various camps set up by Nazi Germany around Europe laid wreaths and flowers and lit candles at the Death Wall in Auschwitz.

Later, the group will hold prayers at the monument in Birkenau.

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