The organisation is notorious for its violent supremacist ideology. It was banned in Germany last year but continues to operate in areas of southern Austria and northern Italy. Massarotti said several other people, including three minors, were being investigated. The ages of those arrested in Italy ranged from 19 and 28. The crackdown followed months of collaboration between Italian and Austrian authorities, Massarotti said.
Italian law forbids organisations that promote racial, ethnic and religious discrimination.
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