El Salvador judge reopens case of archbishop's 1980 murder
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A Salvadoran judge on Thursday ordered a reopening of the case of the 1980 murder of Roman Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero.
The decision stems from a separate court ruling that overturned an amnesty law blocking investigation and punishment of crimes from the Central American nation's 1980-1992 civil war.
The ruling also overturns a release order for a former military captain who is the only one to have been prosecuted for the killing.
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The judge asked prosecutors to report on other suspects who may have been involved.
Romero was slain by a sniper while celebrating Mass at a hospital chapel in the Salvadoran capital on March 24, 1980.
He was beatified in 2015, and Catholic officials have said they are studying a possible miracle that could lead to Romero's canonization.