Merkel's deputy wishes he'd given neo-Nazis both fingers
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August 28, 2016
BERLIN (AP, Aug. 28, 2016) – Germany's second-in-command has only one regret after flipping the bird at a group of neo-Nazis recently.
He wishes he'd shown them both middle fingers, not one.
Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel received both criticism and applause for his unambiguous gesture of disdain toward far-right protesters in the town of Salzgitter earlier this month.
A video posted online showed about 10 far-right protesters hurling abuse at Gabriel and praising his late father, an ardent believer in Nazism.
Gabriel told public broadcaster ZDF in an interview broadcast Sunday that "I made ju...
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