Three men charged over alleged Nazi salute outside Sydney Jewish Museum

Police were called to the museum in the inner-city suburb of Darlinghurst shortly before midday after alleged antisemitic display

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Three men have been charged after they allegedly performed a Nazi salute outside Sydney's Jewish Museum on Friday.

Police were called to the Darlinghurst museum shortly before noon, where they proceeded to arrest the men. They were taken to Kings Cross police station and later charged with behaving in offensive manner near a public place and knowingly displaying a Nazi symbol without excuse, NSW police said in a statement on Friday evening.

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