A U.S. department store chain is recalling clothes with symbols that are code for “Heil Hitler.”Officials with Target said they were unaware that the “eight eight” and “88” on the baseball caps and shorts sold in Target stores are used by white supremacists to indicate “Heil Hitler,” because H is the eight letter of the alphabet.
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