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Police in Austria have arrested five teenagers after commemorations at a former concentration camp were disrupted. | Police in Austria have arrested five teenagers after commemorations at a former concentration camp were disrupted. |
Witnesses said the group gave Nazi salutes and shouted "Heil Hitler" on Saturday at the Ebensee concentration camp near Salzburg. | Witnesses said the group gave Nazi salutes and shouted "Heil Hitler" on Saturday at the Ebensee concentration camp near Salzburg. |
They also reportedly shot pellets at French visitors, police said. | |
Austrian Interior Minister Maria Fekter said she was taking the incident "very seriously", and called for a probe. | Austrian Interior Minister Maria Fekter said she was taking the incident "very seriously", and called for a probe. |
The incident took place before a commemoration for the 64th anniversary of the liberation of Austrian concentration camps. | The incident took place before a commemoration for the 64th anniversary of the liberation of Austrian concentration camps. |
'Shameful' | 'Shameful' |
Between 1943 and 1945, Ebensee was a satellite camp of Mauthausen concentration camp. | Between 1943 and 1945, Ebensee was a satellite camp of Mauthausen concentration camp. |
Inmates were forced to build enormous underground tunnels in which armament works were to be housed. More than 8,000 died of malnutrition, disease and exhaustion. | Inmates were forced to build enormous underground tunnels in which armament works were to be housed. More than 8,000 died of malnutrition, disease and exhaustion. |
Barbara Prammer, president of the Austrian parliament, called the incident "beyond belief, dastardly and shameful". | Barbara Prammer, president of the Austrian parliament, called the incident "beyond belief, dastardly and shameful". |
She called for a rigorous investigation of the incident, saying the international reputation of Austria was at stake. | She called for a rigorous investigation of the incident, saying the international reputation of Austria was at stake. |
Regional police chief Alois Lissl said none of the boys were previously known to police, nor had links been established so far between them and far-right organisations. | Regional police chief Alois Lissl said none of the boys were previously known to police, nor had links been established so far between them and far-right organisations. |
But he said their actions were "in clear violation of the law" banning neo-Nazi activities. | But he said their actions were "in clear violation of the law" banning neo-Nazi activities. |
The group, aged between 14 and 17, have now been released under court surveillance, he said. | The group, aged between 14 and 17, have now been released under court surveillance, he said. |
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