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Banners with Nazi symbols found on West End, Tenth St. bridges

Patrick Varine
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The West End Bridge on the Ohio River in Downtown Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Police removed two banners bearing Nazi symbols on city bridges early Saturday morning.

One of the banners was found on the West End Bridge near the Route 65 intersection, according to police. The other was on the Tenth Street Bridge. Both signs were removed, photographed and taken as evidence.

Police said neither sign contained any overt threat toward a specific group or person.

Patrick Varine is a TribLive reporter covering Delmont, Export and Murrysville. He is a Western Pennsylvania native and joined the Trib in 2010 after working as a reporter and editor with the former Dover Post Co. in Delaware. He can be reached at pvarine@triblive.com.

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