Local Swiss officials banned a neo-Nazi meeting and rock concert scheduled to occur this weekend. The government of the Vaud region, which said the event could disrupt public order and incite racial violence, banned the meeting after police seized cassettes of some of the rock groups scheduled to perform at the event. Skinheads from across Europe had been expected to attend.
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