BLOOMSBURG — Bloomsburg Fair officials say they have removed a Nazi flag hanging alongside a banner supporting presidential hopeful Donald Trump that has sparked a social media firestorm.

The picture of the flag went viral after Facebook user Chloe Winters of Scranton posted that she was "shocked and appalled" by the display.

"This flag represents the brutal and horrific genocide of innocent people," Winters wrote. "It stands for the hatred and destruction of a religion I feel blessed to be a part of. It's 2016 and the world is still full of SO MUCH hate. When is it going to end? I'm sad to say that I'll never go to the Bloomsburg Fair again, but it looks like I'm not wanted there anyway."

Facebook later removed her post, with a message saying it "doesn't follow the Facebook Community Standards."

Fair officials also took prompt action after learning about the flag, said concessions clerk Barbara Belles. Someone apparently hung the flag sometime Sunday, and after learning about its placement organizers went out Monday morning to remove it, she said.

"Security and the directors and other people did take care of it," Belles said. "They confiscated (the flag). He will not get that back until Saturday at midnight when the fair closes down. If he does it again, he's going to be removed from the fairgrounds entirely."

The vendor, who was selling jewelry and related items, was apparently displaying the flags for political purposes, she said. Fair organizers recognize people's right to express themselves and evaluate displays on an individual basis, she said.

In this case, organizers responding to complaints determined the swastika crossed the line, she said.

"That's too far," Belles said.

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