`Mein Kampf' for sale soldier

Bonn - Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler's banned political testament, was until recently available for purchase in German army barracks…

Bonn - Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler's banned political testament, was until recently available for purchase in German army barracks, the former soldier at the centre of a neo-Nazi scandal was quoted as saying yesterday.

The allegation, contained in a Berlin newspaper article, is the latest to be made by the 24-year-old former soldier who is facing prosecution for his involvement in an anti-Semitic amateur video tape that surfaced last week.

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