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| Drunken American beaten up for giving Nazi salute in Germany | Drunken American beaten up for giving Nazi salute in Germany |
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| The 41-year-old was slightly injured in the attack in Dresden, but faces investigation for breaching the country’s anti-Nazi laws | |
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| Mon 14 Aug 2017 00.18 BST | |
| Last modified on Mon 14 Aug 2017 16.28 BST | |
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| A drunken American tourist has been beaten up in the German city of Dresden after he repeatedly raised his arm to give the Nazi salute, police said. | A drunken American tourist has been beaten up in the German city of Dresden after he repeatedly raised his arm to give the Nazi salute, police said. |
| The 41-year-old man, who was lightly injured in the attack, was being investigated for violating the law against the use of symbols from banned organisations, Dresden police said in a statement. | The 41-year-old man, who was lightly injured in the attack, was being investigated for violating the law against the use of symbols from banned organisations, Dresden police said in a statement. |
| The incident happened on Saturday morning as the tourist, who was “strongly under the influence of alcohol”, left a bar in the eastern city’s Neustadt area and repeatedly gave the Hitler salute on the street. | The incident happened on Saturday morning as the tourist, who was “strongly under the influence of alcohol”, left a bar in the eastern city’s Neustadt area and repeatedly gave the Hitler salute on the street. |
| “An unknown passerby then beat up the man and slightly injured him,” the statement said. | “An unknown passerby then beat up the man and slightly injured him,” the statement said. |
| The assailant, who has not been found, faces charges of causing bodily harm, it added. | The assailant, who has not been found, faces charges of causing bodily harm, it added. |
| Public displays of Nazi symbols such as the swastika or gestures like the “Heil Hitler” salute have been banned in Germany since the end of the second world war. | Public displays of Nazi symbols such as the swastika or gestures like the “Heil Hitler” salute have been banned in Germany since the end of the second world war. |
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