In the early hours of Sunday, a man sprayed a Star of David on the glass entrance door of a Turkish grocery store in Linz-Urfahr, Austria. The incident, which occurred between midnight and 1 a.m., is being investigated as a potential antisemitic provocation.
Surveillance footage from the store clearly shows the perpetrator cautiously approaching the entrance, looking around, and then spraying the symbol onto the door. The video has been submitted to local police, and an investigation is underway.
The motive remains unclear. Store owners, who have filed a formal complaint, expressed confusion over the choice of symbol targeting a Turkish-owned business. Law enforcement has confirmed the incident but is still searching for the suspect.
This event is part of a concerning trend of rising hate-driven vandalism in Austria, where both antisemitic and anti-Muslim incidents have been on the rise in recent months.
