The huge flag was spotted in Neath, Wales (Picture: Media Wales)

A man has been arrested after displaying a huge red flag with a swastika on it outside a home.

The 55-year-old was arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence.

A passerby had seen the flag near the A474 flyover in Neath, Wales, and posted the image on social media.

They wrote: ‘You don’t see something like that often’.


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

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



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’.

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