05 September 2007
A video posted on the internet has shown Austrian soldiers exchanging Nazi salutes and chants. The soldiers were filmed, apparently on a mobile phone, giving the salute and shouting ‘Heil Hitler’ at an army barracks in Salzburg. The video was then posted on the ‘YouTube’ video sharing internet site, but has since been removed. Any display of Nazi propaganda or symbols is a crime in Austria. Defense Minister Norbert Darabos said that the individuals had been identified and were being questioned over the incident by prosecutors.
