by --BMon Feb 19th, 2007 6:19pm
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ZAGREB, Croatia (Reuters) -- Small packets of sugar bearing the likeness of Adolf Hitler and carrying Holocaust jokes have been found in some cafes in Croatia, prompting an investigation, the office of the state prosecutor said on Monday.
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The incident will embarrass the government which has been keen to play down the country's past links with Nazism.
by mtootsThu Aug 24th, 2006 11:28pm
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Customers leave after visiting 'Hitler's Cross' a restaurant at Kharghar, New Bombay, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north of Bombay, India, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2006. Hitler's Cross, open for only five days, has riled the small Jewish community in India's financial capital.
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The owner of a restaurant named after Adolf Hitler said Thursday he will change its name because it angered so many people.
Well, the explanation I've read most says that people in India have no idea who Hitler was and few even know about the Holocaust. Since I've never been to India and don't often discuss WWII Nazi activities with people of Indian descent, I have no idea how true this is for an explanation. Still, I'm thinking that is kind of a weak excuse.