Vandals Vandalize Slovenian Signs in žElezna Kapla and Pliberek, Convictions Are Pending
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In the Austrian Carinthia, bilingual local signs were damaged in the municipalities of Železna Kapla and Pliberk.
Unknown people painted over Slovenian inscriptions on bilingual local signs in Železna Kapla and Pliberk on Sunday night. The incident was strongly condemned by both the Slovenian minority and in Ljubljana, and was also condemned by Austrian Interior Minister Karner.
Vandals painted over the Slovenian inscription on the sign at the entrance to Železna Kapla in the Austrian Carinthia and damaged a sign in the municipality of Pliberk. The National Council of Carinthian Slovenes condemned the act and warned of the curtailment of the rights of the national community in Austria. They recalled that in Železna Kapla, many signposts are still written only in German.
Unknown people damaged bilingual local signs in the municipalities of Železna Kapla and Pliberk in the Austrian Carinthia region at night, painting over the Slovenian names of the places. The Slovenian minority as well as in Ljubljana strongly condemned the defacement and called for an investigation. Austrian Interior Minister Gerhard Karner also condemned the vandalism.
The Kärntner Politik strongly condemns several broadcasts of the Vandalenakte against bilingual town boards in Bad Eisenkappel and Bleiburg. On the night of Saturday to Sunday, four bilingual town boards were smeared in the municipalities of Bad Eisenkappel and Bleiburg. Governor Peter Kaiser is concerned and condemns the lubricating action in the strongest possible terms. "Vandalenakte such as this and others are a cowardly attack on peaceful a…


Unknown perpetrators defaced bilingual place names in southern Carinthia overnight into Sunday. The spray-painting in the Völkermarkt district affected the Slovenian place names in each case – three times in the municipality of Bad Eisenkappel and once in the municipality of Bleiburg, the Carinthian State Police Directorate announced on Sunday. Interior Minister Gerhard Karner (ÖVP) strongly condemned the vandalism. The Federal Office for the Pr…
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