Germans protest neo-Nazi march, minister warns of rash Web site | Nation and World New
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DORTMUND, Germany ¯ Hundreds of demonstrators rallied against a neo-Nazi march Saturday in this western industrial city. A strong police presence kept the sides apart. At one point, about 250 leftist demonstrators tried unsuccessfully to break through the police line separating the groups. There were no other reports of violence. About 1,500 people demonstrated against the neo-Nazis, who numbered around 200. The city deployed 2,000 police officers to prevent violence. A court had allowed the neo-Nazis to march, despite the city's objection, but with restrictions including bans on beating drums, marching in organized rows and the skinheads' trademark jackboots and bomber jackets. A common right-wing slogan, "The national resistance is marching here," was also declared off-limits by the Muenster court. A neo-Nazi demonstration of 600 skinheads in Dortmund in October had drawn 20,000 counter-demonstrators. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Otto Schily on Saturday expressed his worry over the growing danger of extreme-right Web sites
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