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Samoa PM apologises after Nazi salute video emerges
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Samoa prime minister apologizes for Nazi gesture and saying 'Heil Hitler' in 2007 video
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Samoa’s Prime Minister Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt has apologized for a 2007 video that showed him saying “Heil Hitler” and making a Nazi gesture…
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- Samoa’s Prime Minister Laʻauli Leuatea Schmidt has apologized for a 2007 video that showed him saying “Heil Hitler” and making a Nazi gesture…
- Reported by ABC News and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:34:27 UTC.
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Samoa prime minister apologizes for Nazi gesture and saying 'Heil Hitler' in 2007 video
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