Swastikas and Celtic crosses were sprayed with red and blue paint on electoral signs in Oulches, a village of 400 inhabitants in Indre, the mayor, who will file a complaint, told AFP on Sunday.
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"
We have electoral signs near the town hall which were tagged this night
[Saturday to Sunday]
with swastikas and Celtic crosses, with the exception of the poster of the candidates of the National Rally
," explained Claude Mériot, confirming a information from The New Republic.
The number "
88
", which corresponds to the letter "
h
" in the alphabet and is considered a neo-Nazi recognition sign - short for "
Heil Hitler
" - has also been tagged.
According to the elected official, who says he is "
outraged
" and will file a complaint, "
the alleged perpetrators are part of a group outside the village which rented the village hall to celebrate
". "
The neighborhood even heard Nazi salutes during the evening from these people, some of whom were quite drunk,
" he said.