Politics & Government

Trump, Nazi Graffiti Sprayed On Philly Storefront

A swastika and the name "Trump" was discovered spray painted on a storefront in Philadelphia Wednesday morning.

A Nazi swastika and the word "Trump" was discovered spray-painted on the window of an abandoned store front in south Philadelphia early Wednesday morning.

The words "seig heil 2016" were also painted on the window. "Seig heil" was a common phrase of salute used by the Nazi military during the reign of Adolph Hitler.

The spray paint was located at the former Meglio Furs Shop on Broad Street. The graffiti was washed away by a power hose by early afternoon on Wednesday.

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Wednesday also marked the 78th anniversary of Kristallnacht, a massacre of Jewish people throughout Germany and Austria on November 9, 1938.

Police are currently investigating the incident.

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