Vandals daubed swastikas and anti-migrant slogans on Muslim and Jewish graves over the weekend in western Austria.

The perpetrators targeted the graves and building of a Jewish cemetery in the town of Hohenems, near the Swiss border. Police sources confirmed that swastikas appeared on its walls.

Swastikas and racist graffiti also appeared at a Muslim cemetery in the nearby municipality of Altach.

Police are linking this case to an earlier spate of vandalism against a refugee hostel and Jewish museum two weeks ago. Swastikas appeared on walls of the Jewish district, including the Jewish museum. The phrase “Stop the asylum flood” appeared on a refugee hostel.

Hohenems mayor, Richard Amman, had recently received a letter from far-right extremists. He is also in a legal battle over the disputed mayoral elections with a candidate from the far-right Freedom Party (FPO). The FPO had claimed victory with 43.3 per cent; but a runoff secured Amman’s election with the smallest of margins.

Back in Feburary, swastikas were daubed on the walls of a Vienna mosque,  as Austria prepared for its official Pegida-inspired march. Other recent incidents of Islamophobia and antisemitsm in Austria included an assault on two Jewish men, which included shouts of “Scheissjuden” (“Shitty Jews”).

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Just when we thought that sympathisers of Britain First could not scrape the bottom of the social barrel through their postings on the Facebook page of the extremist group, statements and comments come along that are just breath-taking.

71 refugees were found dead in a lorry in Austria and may have died due to suffocation. Many of them may have been from Syria, seeking refuge from the brutal civil war in the country. Yet these are the responses made by some members of the public. Time and time again, the Britain First Facebook page acts like a magnet for people who think that they can post the most vile bigotry, prejudice and racism, and these comments show the inhumane nature of comments made by some people. The responses were made in relation to the article below posted on the Britain First Facebook page.

Jake Coefield, Greens Keeper at Barnsley Premier Leisure said: “Oh well, Suppose its 50 less to reach (the) UK.“

Mark Thomas, who lives in Oxford said: “Good job 50 less migrants in England / England 4 the English.”

Tam Dougal from Motherwell, North Lanarkshire said: “Shame only 50 could fit in.”

Tracey Jenkins said: “Gutted!…….there was room in that lorry for another 20.”

Brian Priest who lives in Sunderland said: “Shame it wasn’t a bigger lorry so there could have got more in.”

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