To check Oneindia News on your Mobile
go to:   http://m.oneindia.in/news/
  •  

German toy seller sparks controversy by selling Hitler dolls

London, Feb 9 (ANI): A German toy seller sparked off a controversy after he was spotted selling dolls of Adolf Hitler.

Collectors at a Nuremberg were shocked to see his World War Two-themed display.

The collection included plastic models of the F|hrer, giving his Nazi salute, priced at 4.50pounds each.

An open-topped car with Hitler and several SS bodyguards was also on sale for 20pounds.

Tanks with swastikas, war bunkers and Luftwaffe aircraft were other toys at the stall.

Organisers of the Spielwarenmesse International Fair closed the stall after it local press labelled it "filth".

The stall-holder was furious at a reporter and said: "I do not know what you want, you clown."

"We are furious. This breaches German law...The Hitler figures have disappeared and we are investigating," the Daily Star quoted organiser Ernst Kick, as saying.

In Germany any memorabilia linked to the Nazis is illegal. (ANI)

Jazeera airs video of Taliban's German hostage

Dubai, Aug 01: Al Jazeera television broadcast a video today showing a German man held by Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents and said he appealed to Berlin and Washington to withdraw their troops from the Central Asian country. The man appeared in the video against a rocky backdrop in a hilly area. Al Jazeera did not play the sound of the video. ''The German hostage Rudolf B urged Germany and the United States to pull out their.....
User Comments
[ Post Comments ]
Be the first to comment on this article.
Oneindia  Oneindia Login