Austrian police officers observe as thousands of mourners gather for a liturgical service in Bleiburg, Austria, Saturday, May 18, 2019. Thousands of Croatian far-right supporters have gathered in a field in southern Austria to commemorate the massacre of pro-Nazi Croats by communists at the end of World War II. (Darko Bandic/Associated Press)BLEIBURG, Austria — Thousands of Croatian far-right supporters gathered in a field in southern Austria on Saturday to commemorate the massacre of pro-Nazi Croats by communists at the end of World War II. Hundreds of Austrian police officers were deployed and police helicopters hovered above the prayer ceremony on the vast field surrounded by mountains. They are putting too much security here as if we came here to start the war or something,” she said.

Source: Washington Post May 18, 2019 12:08 UTC