Russian police and security agents arrested 13 people after they found neo-Nazi materials during a crackdown on a group specializing in illegal trade in arms and explosives. The group in St. Petersburg, led by members of a neo-Nazi group, operated under the cover of one of the city’s youth scouting clubs.
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