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Neo-Nazis block Sofia hotel hosting Italian Jewish teens, shout 'Sieg Heil'
A group of neo-Nazi extremists gathered outside a hotel in Sofia where Italian Jewish teenagers and their educators were staying, tried to force the entrance, blocked the doors and shouted 'Sieg Heil' while giving the Nazi salute, returning to block the entrances again after police intervened.
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Severity 2 of 5 — Harassment, threats, or intimidation
Reported by 6 sources
- tg24.sky.it/mondo/2026/08/04/bulgaria-naziskin-assalto-hotel-ebrei-italiani-sofia
- frognews.bg/novini/corriere-della-sera-natsisti-napadnaha-italiancheta-evreiski-proizhod-hotel-sofiia.html
- zazoom.it/2026-08-04/lassalto-neonazi-agli-scout-ebrei-saluti-romani-e-minacce-scendete/19536689/
- clevelandjewishnews.com/jns/italian-jewish-teens-intimidated-at-hotel-in-bulgaria/article_8e2a8e5b-3c3e-50f8-a100-8d753bdcd8e1.html
- jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-904697
- dw.com/bg/obiknoven-antisemitizm-skandalt-v-bansko/a-78260580