Newcastle bus shelters vandalised with swastikas

Authorities have expressed alarm over swastika graffiti discovered on bus shelters in Newcastle.

The bus shelters on Newcastle’s Great North Road, in addition to being defaced with the antisemitic hate symbol, were also vandalised with claims that the COVID-19 pandemic is “a hoax” was also found.

A spokesperson from Northumbria Police said: “Enquiries are ongoing to identify those responsible. Anybody found to have been involved will be dealt with swiftly and robustly.”

Anti-lockdown and anti-vaccination networks have become known as hotbeds of antisemitic conspiracy theories and tropes.