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London police investigate anti-Semitic graffiti found downtown

Police say they are investigating reports of anti-Semitic graffiti found on a number of vacant downtown storefronts.

Symbols including swastikas were spray painted onto the windows of three buildings on Carling Street, off of Richmond Street on Tuesday.

London Police Chief Steve Williams took to social media to ask the public for any more information.

"We strongly condemn this hateful and hurtful act and appeal to anyone with information to contact police or Crime Stoppers," Williams said in a tweet.

Mayor Ed Holder also issued a statement on Twitter calling the acts "grotesque" he also referenced the recent commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

"We stand in solidarity with our Jewish friends, neighbours, and colleagues - now and for always," Holder wrote.

Anyone with information is asked to call London police at 519-661-5670 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent online anonymously to www.londoncrimestoppers.com

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