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Austrian MPs vote to seize Hitler's birthplace house
Source: BBC
Austrian MPs vote to seize Hitler's birthplace house
15 December 2016 Europe
After years of controversy, Austria's parliament has passed a law allowing it to seize the house where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889.
Owner Gerlinde Pommer had repeatedly refused to sell the building in Braunau am Inn or allow renovations.
Mrs Pommer will now be given compensation. But it is still not clear what the government will do with the former guesthouse.
The authorities are keen to stop it becoming a draw for neo-Nazis.
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15 December 2016 Europe
After years of controversy, Austria's parliament has passed a law allowing it to seize the house where Adolf Hitler was born in 1889.
Owner Gerlinde Pommer had repeatedly refused to sell the building in Braunau am Inn or allow renovations.
Mrs Pommer will now be given compensation. But it is still not clear what the government will do with the former guesthouse.
The authorities are keen to stop it becoming a draw for neo-Nazis.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38324959
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