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Croatia removes plaque with WWII salute from near camp site
In Jasenovac, where thousands were killed
07 September, 15:04
(ANSA) - ZAGREB - Croatian authorities have removed a plaque
bearing a salute used by the country's pro-Nazi regime during
World War II, that was placed last year near the site of a
wartime concentration camp in Jasnovac, AP reported.
A fighters' union said the plaque will be moved to another location but that the disputed salute will remain: "For the homeland-Ready!" was used by the pro-Nazi puppet regime that was established in Croatia during World War II. Tens of thousands of Jews, Serbs, Roma and Croat anti-fascists were killed in Jasenovac and other camps. The salute has since resurfaced among nationalists and right-wingers. (ANSA).
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A fighters' union said the plaque will be moved to another location but that the disputed salute will remain: "For the homeland-Ready!" was used by the pro-Nazi puppet regime that was established in Croatia during World War II. Tens of thousands of Jews, Serbs, Roma and Croat anti-fascists were killed in Jasenovac and other camps. The salute has since resurfaced among nationalists and right-wingers. (ANSA).
