An incendiary bomb was thrown Tuesday night into the projection booth of a cinema in Vincennes showing an anti-Nazi film. The operator was injured and the film, “In the Fuehrer’s Name,” was damaged. Police believe an extreme right-wing organization wanted to stop the showing of the film.
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