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Nine Arrested After Neo-Nazi Group’s Hitler Birthday Celebration Sparks Police Raids

Greater Manchester Police seized imitation weapons, Nazi memorabilia, and a non-viable Zyklon gas canister during coordinated dawn raids across the North West.

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Officers also recovered a suspected grenade at a property in Bolton (Photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Nine suspects, aged from their 20s to 60s, were arrested on suspicion of Section 18 Public Order Act offences for displaying material intended to stir racial hatred.
  • The arrests followed an investigation into a secret Hitler birthday celebration held by neo-Nazis at the Duke of Edinburgh pub in Royton, Oldham, on April 19.
  • Police conducted dawn raids on May 7 across Greater Manchester and Merseyside, recovering imitation firearms, swords, a crossbow, Nazi memorabilia, and a suspected grenade.
  • The Zyklon gas canister seized during the raids was confirmed to be non-viable, and the suspected grenade was declared safe by Army bomb disposal officers.
  • GMP is working with Counter Terrorism Policing North West to assess the seized materials, emphasizing there is no immediate risk to public safety.