Group rallies after swastika found on Puerto Rican flag

TRENTON - Less than a week after a swastika was found sprayed across a painting of the Puerto Rican flag in Trenton, members of the community came together with one overriding message.

"We are organized, we are unified and we will mobilize," Pastor Jose Rodriguez of the Puerto Rican Civic Association said to the group of people who gathered in Trenton Saturday.

The rally came only days after a swastika was found on a door bearing an image of the Puerto Rican flag, which had been painted there last weekend by community members. The door was part of a vacant building, but the group of community artists said they had gotten permission to paint a mural on the door from the owner of the building.

Rodriguez said many residents in San Juan are painting doors around the city to show support for people who are struggling under an economic crisis in Puerto Rico. Community members in Trenton wanted to show solidarity, Rodriguez said.

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