Polish Embassy concerned by xenophobic attacks following Brexit referendu
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The Polish Embassy in London has issued a statement, in which it expresses its shock and concern over incidents of xenophobic acts against the Polish community living in the UK
"We are shocked and deeply concerned by the recent incidents of xenophobic abuse directed against the Polish community and other UK residents of migrant heritage. The Polish Embassy is in contact with relevant institutions, and local police and already investigating the two most widely reported cases in Hammersmith, London, and Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. We call on all Polish nationals who fall victim of xenophobic abuse and non all witnesses to report such incidents to local authorities," the statement read.
Following the Thursday voting, the Polish community has been targeted with hate crime. In Cambridgeshire, leaflets, which read "leave the EU. No more Polish vermin" were posted through letterbox and left on car window.
Police is investigating "racist" graffiti scrawled on a Polish cultural center building in Hammersmith, west London. Joanna Młudzińska, chairwoman of Polish Social and Cultural Association (POSK), said: "We were very disturbed and upset this morning to find really unpleasant graffiti all over the building when the staff came in."
