Syrian President Hafez al-Assad arrives [Getty Images]

Syrian President Hafez al-Assad arrives at the Arabian Institute in Paris, 17 July. Assad on a three-day official visit to France declared today he would look into French requests concerning wanted Nazi war criminal Alois Brunner, suspected of living in Syria under a false name, French President's Jacques Chirac spokewoman said today. (Photo credit should read POOL/AFP/Getty Images)

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