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Adolescents Destroy "The Diary of Anne Frank": Inquiry in Saxony-Anhalt

Three teens from Saxony-Anhalt destroyed and burned a copy of Anne Frank's "Diary" at a bus stop in Aken, Anhalt-Bitterfeld district, as watched by witnesses. According to the Dessau police and public prosecutor's office, the teenagers, aged 15 and 16, stripped the book and threw parts of it...

Editions of the "Diary of Anne Frank" in the museum
Editions of the "Diary of Anne Frank" in the museum

Adolescents Destroy "The Diary of Anne Frank": Inquiry in Saxony-Anhalt

Upon the cops' arrival, the flames had been extinguished. It was found that the burnt fragments were from a copy of "The Diary of Anne Frank." The culprits were returned to their parents when the police procedures came to an end. A probe was launched due to suspicions of spreading hate.

The Frank family took refuge in a concealed dwelling on Amsterdam's Prinsengracht from 1942 to 1944 to shun the Nazis. Most likely, the renowned diary was scribed there. Tragically, the Franks were betrayed and captured by the Gestapo.

Anne Frank, at 15 years old, demised in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945 due to typhus. Her father, Otto Frank, was the lone survivor. He shared his daughter's diary with the world and transformed the Amsterdam house into a memorial.

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