Italian newspaper draws criticism with 'Mein Kampf' giveaway


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  • Saturday, 11 Jun 2016

MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian newspaper has been criticised for distributing free copies of an annotated version of Hitler's "Mein Kampf" with a paid supplement to Saturday's edition.

Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Twitter that Il Giornale's decision to give away the copies of the Nazi leader's political treatise was "squalid" and expressed solidarity with Italy's Jewish community.

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