Protests on Dresden bombing anniversary
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Thousands of neo-Nazis and their opponents massed Saturday in the eastern German city of Dresden on the 65th anniversary of the deadly Allied bombing at the end of World War II. Heavy security was in place to prevent clashes between the two groups, with five police helicopters flying overhead to monitor the crowds.
Mainstream political parties and civic groups planned rallies to protest far-right attempts to exploit the city's painful history. Leaders of Germany's far-right fringe have in the past caused outrage by comparing the bombing of Dresden to the Holocaust. (AP)
