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Kent Police found the razor blade underneath stickers in London Road, Dunton Green, on September 22. The police warned people not to remove the “hate-inspired stickers” and said it was “disturbing behaviour

Inspector Matt Atkinson said it was “sheer luck” no child had been harmed by the razor blades.

He added: “This is disturbing behaviour and while I do not want to cause people to panic, I do want to raise awareness of this issue.

“Publicly promoting offensive, hate-filled notices is not acceptable in itself, but adding razor blades to potentially seriously harm somebody is despicable.

“These stickers were placed inside a bus shelter near a school and it is only sheer luck that a child was not harmed.”

Inspector Atkinson urged anybody with information to contact the police but said they should “attempt to remove them”.

Two similar incidents were reported in Chatham whereby on September 5 a person reported seeing offensive stickers placed in various locations in Henry Street.

On September 8, further offensive stickers were reported to have been seen on lampposts in Reform Road, Chatham.

However, neither involved razor blades or swastikas, police confirmed.

The swastika became a feature of Nazi symbolism as an emblem of the Aryan race.

As a result of World War 2 and the Holocaust, many people in the West still strongly associate it with Nazism and antisemitism.

As a result, all use of it, or its use as a Nazi or hate symbol, is prohibited in some countries, including Germany.

In some countries, such as the United States, the highest courts have ruled that the local governments can prohibit the use of swastika along with other symbols such as cross burning if the intent of the use is to intimidate others.

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Back in May, Conservative MP Robert Halfon demanded an immediate response from the Government to stamp out a resurgence of antisemitism after a series of attacks took place against Jewish communities across the UK.

The MP for Harlow admitted he and other members of the British Jewish community had been left wondering whether the UK remains a safe place for them.

The community suffered a series of attacks amid repeated clashes between pro-Israel and pro-Palestine activists in the country.

The Tory MP said: “As a proud Jewish MP, I never imagined that I would live at a time when myself and the Jewish community whether Britain is a safe place for Jews anymore.”

He continued: “In a 2018 House of Commons debate on antisemitism, I said the air had grown tighter for Jews.

“When you feel very hot, you undo a button on your shirt and your mouth goes dry.

“Sadly, after yesterday’s horrific incident, particularly the Rabbi being beaten up in Essex, I feel that air has become even tighter.

“Since 2018, the Community Security Trust recorded the highest ever of antisemitic incidents, over 1,800 in 2019.

“In Harlow, just a few days ago, swastikas were graffitied on walls in a public walkaway. Thankfully, now removed.”

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