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Le Pen's presidential campaign hit by more Holocaust denial allegations
Source: CNN
Le Pen's presidential campaign hit by more Holocaust denial allegations
By James Masters and Margaux Deygas, CNN
Updated 1742 GMT (0142 HKT) April 28, 2017
Paris (CNN) - The man asked to lead France's National Front party in the temporary absence of Marine Le Pen has been forced to step aside after being accused of Holocaust denial.
Jean-Francois Jalkh, who firmly rejects the allegations, is accused of making questionable remarks about the Nazi gas chambers..
According to reports, it is claimed that Jalkh, a vice-president of the party, once questioned whether the Germans used Zyklon B gas to murder Jews in Nazi concentration camps.
He is alleged to have rejected the established historical fact that Zyklon B gas was used inside gas chambers. He is also said to have endorsed the work of known Holocaust denier Robert Faurisson.
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By James Masters and Margaux Deygas, CNN
Updated 1742 GMT (0142 HKT) April 28, 2017
Paris (CNN) - The man asked to lead France's National Front party in the temporary absence of Marine Le Pen has been forced to step aside after being accused of Holocaust denial.
Jean-Francois Jalkh, who firmly rejects the allegations, is accused of making questionable remarks about the Nazi gas chambers..
According to reports, it is claimed that Jalkh, a vice-president of the party, once questioned whether the Germans used Zyklon B gas to murder Jews in Nazi concentration camps.
He is alleged to have rejected the established historical fact that Zyklon B gas was used inside gas chambers. He is also said to have endorsed the work of known Holocaust denier Robert Faurisson.
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Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/04/28/europe/france-national-front-le-pen/
