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Booze, nazi salutes and swastikas: California teens party to hate

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - At the house party in Costa Mesa, the high school students were drinking alcohol from red Solo cups. At some point in the night, the plastic cups ended up on a table in the shape of a swastika.

It's not clear how many people helped form the symbol, but an official said it appears to have been part of a drinking game. When it was done, a dozen or so teenagers crowded around the display and posed for photos, their arms raised in a Nazi salute.

"German rage cage," one partygoer captioned a photo, presumably referencing the popular drinking game "rage cage," before posting it on Snapchat.

"Ultimate rage," another wrote.

The images quickly

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