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Nazi-style execution of Jews re-enacted by school children reported to police

Austrian students shared footage of the mock-killings on TikTok and Instagram

February 8, 2024 11:11
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A police car stands near the Stephansdom (St. Stephen's Cathedral) in Vienna, Austria, on December 24, 2023. The German daily Bild reported on its website that officials in Austria, Germany and Spain have all received indications that an Islamist group was planning several attacks in Europe, possibly on New Year's Eve and Christmas. (Photo by MAX SLOVENCIK / APA / AFP) / Austria OUT (Photo by MAX SLOVENCIK/APA/AFP via Getty Images)

ByRob Hyde, Rob Hyde

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A group of young students in Austria staged a Nazi-style execution of Jews, even sharing the gruesome footage on popular social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

The distressing incident unfolded at a vocational school in the Carinthia region of Austria. Here the male students, aged between 14 and 17, simulated forcing Jewish prisoners to kneel in a classroom, their heads bowed in submission.

Two girls then assumed the roles of the execution committee, further intensifying the grotesque display by performing Heil Hitler salutes.

Even more disturbingly, one of the pupils reportedly filmed the entire re-enactment, which later surfaced on the TikTok and Instagram account of one of the participants. The posts were also adorned with Nazi symbols.