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Croatia Govt Lashed Over 'Disgraceful Neo-fascist Woodstock'

Fans of Croatian nationalist singer Marko Perkovic Thompson at his huge Zagreb concert (Credit: AFP)

A massive concert in Croatia by a singer notorious for his pro-Nazi sympathies was branded a "neo-fascist Woodstock" Monday, with the opposition calling it a "global disgrace" that the prime minister was photographed with him beforehand.

Marko Perkovic, known by his stage name Thompson, drew nearly half a million fans to the show Saturday despite having been banned from performing in several countries because of his sympathies for Croatia's World War II fascist Ustasha regime.

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