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Police step up security in Jewish areas across London

Police have stepped up security in Jewish areas across London in response to the Paris attacks and increased tensions as the final edition of the French satirical magazine goes on sale across the city.

In Newham, east London, posters advertising a holocaust memorial event were defaced with words including "liars" and "killers", in incidents police are treating as hate crimes.

The mayor of Newham, Sir Robin Wales, said the incidents in east London were "despicable".

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CCTV captures defacing of Holocaust memorial poster

CCTV footage captured in Newham show the moments a Holocaust memorial poster was sprayed with graffiti by a member of the public.

Police are now investigating four incidents of racially motivated graffiti on posters around Stratford after being alerted to the offences though social media.

Police are treating the events as racially aggravated criminal damage.

Newham residents and the mayor of Newham, Sir Robin Wales, expressed their shock and sadness at the events. Resident James Tattle, who reported one of the incidents to Newham Council said he was repulsed.

I recently noticed the posters promoting the Holocaust Memorial Day event, I thought it was great that an event was happening locally to mark the occasion.

I was utterly repulsed, and saddened, to see one of the posters had been defaced. I couldn’t believe that anyone would stoop so low as to scrawl that graffiti – not something I expect to see in London in 2015.

– James Tattle

Anyone with information relating to these crimes is being urged to contact police on the non-emergency number 101.

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