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ECHO readers blasted the “disgusting idiots” who slapped disgusting “Nazi controlled zone” stickers on lampposts and doors in south Liverpool.

The stickers were put up in Aigburth on the day many in the city were attending Remembrance Sunday services.

Mossley Hill councillor Patrick Hurley said they were “absolutely disgusting” and had removed some himself as well as calling in council staff to take them down.

On our Facebook page, many readers said they doubted the perpetrators were Nazis – calling them “idiots”.

Karen Jones said: “I bet the people who put these up have absolutely no idea of what the Nazis did, what they stood for or indeed any idea about the first or second world wars. Just idiots who know the word will offend normal people.”

Jon Milligan wrote: “Whoever put them up is likely to be of low IQ, if they had knowledge and understanding of history’s twisted events there is nothing that would inspire a sane person to do this.

“So let’s just take a little faith in the clear fact whoever put them up is an absolute low life idiot and move on in the knowledge most people are kind and decent human beings.”

Joe Shields said: “Ignorant scumbags!! So disrespectful! Ill informed and uneducated!”

And a furious Mandy Coventry posted: “Disgusting, hang your heads in shame, you scum.

“Liverpool has a reputation for pride. Nothing to be proud of here. Put up by someone who has no idea what sacrifice means.

“My grandmother held her children tightly under the stairs whilst Liverpool was blitzed, terrified beyond words, but would not show it in front of her children. They looked to her with respect and hope.”

Doreen Tipping added: “I was so proud of Liverpool and the people of Liverpool today and we see horrible people doing something like that. So sad.”

Some commenters recalled the events of August last year, when a neo-Nazi protest group was forced to cancel a planned march through Liverpool city centre following a huge backlash by anti-fascist campaigners.

Hundreds of protesters surrounded suspected members of the white supremacist group inside Lime Street Station - leading them to be locked inside a lost baggage facility at one point.

Samantha Berry said: “Thanks for making my day! Now go back to the lost property, where you came from.”

Many of the stickers were found around the junction of Elmswood and Victoria Roads near the Aigburth Road end of Sefton Park.

Merseyside Police has been made aware of reports of posters with offensive messages.

An investigation is currently underway into the posters and their origins.

Anyone who has any information which could assist is asked to contact Merseyside Police on 101 or the Crimestoppers line anonymously on 0800 555 111..