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A 55-year-old man has been arrested after a flag with a swastika on it was displayed in Neath.

The man has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence.

Police said the flag had since been taken down after images of it on the back of a property were seen circulating on social media.

South Wales Police confirmed the man was currently in police custody.

A passerby who said they spotted the flag near the A474 flyover in Neath, then posted a picture on social media, said: "You don't see something like that often".

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Police were spotted visiting a property in a row of terraced homes in Neath around 10am this morning, believed to be in connection with the incident.

A spokeswoman for the police said: "We are aware of images circulating on social media of a flag with a swastika on it being displayed in Neath.

"We would like to reassure you this flag has been removed and a 55-year-old local man has been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence.

"He is currently in police custody."