Knives and guns: Serb-Russian youth camp closed after outcry
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August 17, 2018
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — After a public outcry, police on Friday closed a summer youth camp on a mountain in western Serbia organized by Russian and Serbian far-right groups.
The camp on Mount Zlatibor included children as young as 12 dressed in military uniforms who were being trained by Russian and Serbian instructors on how to use guns and knives. A similar exercise was undertaken last year in Russia.
Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said the camp was dismantled "because of possible abuse of children" and the participants were sent home.
Rights groups and many others were outrage...
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