Extremists staged a demonstration outside the Austrian Embassy in Prague in support of Holocaust denier David Irving. Irving was recently arrested in Austria, where denying the Holocaust is a crime. Opponents of Saturday’s demonstration, including Jewish community representatives and former concentration camp prisoners, tried to thwart the protest by ringing bells.
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