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Source: Reuters
Breaking News
4-25-09

Czech Police Expel Ex-Leader of Klan

The police expelled David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan leader, from the Czech Republic on Saturday, his lawyer said.

Mr. Duke was detained Friday on suspicion of denying the Holocaust, an offense punishable by up to three years in prison if a violator is convicted under Czech law.
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