Argentina jails ‘Angel of Death’

26 October 2011 Last updated at 20:14 ET

Former Argentine naval officer Alfredo Astiz has been jailed for life for crimes against humanity during military rule in 1976-83.

Astiz – known as the “Blonde Angel of Death” – was found guilty of torture, murder and forced disappearance.

Among his victims were two French nuns and the founders of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo human rights group.

Seventeen other former military and police officers are being sentenced alongside him.

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