A group of Polish skinheads was reportedly among those who set up dozens of additional crosses near the site of the Auschwitz death camp. One of the activists has said he wants to erect 152 crosses at the site to commemorate Poles killed there during a 1941 Nazi action. Jewish groups and leading Catholic officials have called for a halt to the activity, which has been led by Catholic fundamentalists.
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