Croats gather in Austria for controversial commemoration

Honor guards stand next to a monument during a liturgical service for victims of the end of WWII events in Bleiburg, southern Austria, Saturday, May 18, 2019. Thousands of Croatian far-right supporters have gathered in a field in southern Austria to commemorate the massacre of pro-Nazi Croats by communists at the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Austrian police officers observe as thousands of mourners gather for a liturgical service in Bleiburg, Austria, Saturday, May 18, 2019. Thousands of Croatian far-right supporters have gathered in a field in southern Austria to commemorate the massacre of pro-Nazi Croats by communists at the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

BLEIBURG, Austria — Thousands of Croatian far-right supporters gathered in a field in southern Austria on Saturday to commemorate the massacre of pro-Nazi Croats by communists at the end of World War II.

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