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Four MPs from the neo-nazi Golden Dawn party are set to appear in court on Tuesday, reports the BBC. The MPs are set to be formally charged with belonging to a criminal organisation, murder, assault, and money laundering. Some 20 members of the party, including its leader, have been arrested.

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