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Nazi Salutes End In Arrests For Chinese Tourists In Berlin

Germany has strict laws against using symbols, insignia or forms of greeting from "unconstitutional organizations."
Two Chinese tourists were arrested outside Berlin's Reichstag building after making Nazi salutes. / Westend61 / Getty Images

Two Chinese tourists posing for cell phone pictures in front of the Reichstag, Germany's parliament building, wound up under arrest Saturday for making the gesture, multiple media reports

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