A court has thrown out a case against a person accused of taking part in a massacre in France . SS troops killed 642 residents in the village of Bar - sur - Glane in June 1944 . Cologne Regional Court said there was no doubt the massacre occurred . Radio France International quoted prosecutor Andreas Brendel as saying he was `` surprised '' by the Cologne court 's decision , despite evidence in such cases being `` extremely thin . '' But it said that it was unlikely the case against the pensioner , 89 , would be provable .
A court has thrown out a case against a person accused of taking part in a massacre in France . SS troops killed 642 residents in the village of Bar - sur - Glane in June 1944 . Cologne Regional Court said there was no doubt the massacre occurred . But it said that it was unlikely the case against the pensioner , 89 , would be provable .