VILNIUS, Lithuania, Aug. 14 (JTA) — Some 70 soccer fans chanted Nazi slogans during a game here between a local team and the Israeli squad Hapoel Beersheba. The fans, including a group of skinheads, chanted in German “Juden Aus,” or “Jews Out,” and “Sieg Heil.” They also hung a big banner with the word “Hezbollah” on it. Police and military officials intervened to stop the chants and have the sign taken down.
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