Posted AT 3:15 AM EST on 07/08/08
'Stasi bar' causes a stir
BERLIN — Two Berliners have caused a stir with a new "Stasi bar" where guests can sip beer surrounded by listening devices and shredded documents, a stone's throw from the former headquarters of East Germany's dreaded secret police.
Owners Willi Gau, 60, and Wolfgang Schmelz, 53, say they want to provoke debate with their small pub.
But groups representing victims of the notorious Stasi have slammed the idea as tasteless.
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