The Washington Post reports a significant rise in xenophobic crimes in Austria last year.
Austrian authorities say hate crimes by the extreme right spiked 28 percent last year.
Islamophobia has grown in recent years in Austria, in addition to stubborn anti-Semitic sentiment on the part of some citizens. The rightist Freedom Party, which includes fringe neo-Nazi supporters, has exploited such anti-Muslim feelings to gain popularity.
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