Topic - Atomwaffen

The Atomwaffen Division (meaning "Atomic Weapons Division") is a radical neo-Nazi organisation in the United States. Founded in 2015, the group's main base of operations is in Florida, but has members in other states. Consisting mostly of younger members, the Atomwaffen Division has been active on university campuses recruitment postering. The San Antonio chapter is listed as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. - Source: Wikipedia

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By MATTHEW BARAKAT - Associated Press

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This undated photo provided by Kianna Kaizer, shows Jeremy Himmelman and his girlfriend Kianna Kaizer. Himmelman was fatally shot along with his friend Andrew Oneschuk, 18, by a roommate in the Tampa apartment the men all shared. The friends met through an obscure neo-Nazi group called Atomwaffen Division. After his arrest for the shooting, roommate Devon Arthurs told police that he killed Himmelman and Oneschuk because they along with Atomwaffen’s leader Brandon Russell were planning to bomb synagogues, nuclear facilities and other sites. (Kianna Kaizer via AP)

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This undated photo provided by Kianna Kaizer, shows Jeremy Himmelman and his girlfriend Kianna Kaizer. Himmelman was fatally shot along with his friend Andrew Oneschuk, 18, by a roommate in the Tampa apartment the men all shared. The friends met through an obscure neo-Nazi group called Atomwaffen Division. After his arrest for the shooting, roommate Devon Arthurs told police that he killed Himmelman and Oneschuk because they along with Atomwaffen’s leader Brandon Russell were planning to bomb synagogues, nuclear facilities and other sites. (Kianna Kaizer via AP)

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