Virgin apologizes for selling dolls depicting Nazi combattant in its stores

Virgin Megastores in Canada has apologized for any harm that may have resulted from its outlets selling dolls portraying members of a Nazi SS combat division originally created to guard concentration camps. In a statement, the company also said the dolls depicting members of the "Totenkopf Division" are no longer being stocked in its Vancouver store. "Virgin Megastores does not actively promote ideologies, beliefs or political views that may be associated with the nature of its product offering," said the statement. "While never intending to cause offence, the company wishes to apologize for any unintentional harm that this product item may have caused." The sale of the dolls angered Holocaust survivors and the Canadian Jewish Congress, who called for the withdrawal of the figures. The Nazi dolls were gone from the Vancouver store Sunday, but Virgin did not acknowledge the move until Monday. Nor did it say if the policy would cover other Virgin outlets.