Zara's a blue-and-white-striped shirt with a six-pointed star over the left side of the chest was intended to be a child's Sheriff costume.

In fact, if you look closely (very closely), you can see the word 'SHERIFF' is faintly emblazoned across the yellow badge.

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However, when the design was spotted on sale by eagle eyed social media users, many assumed the outfit had been based on the uniform Jewish prisoners were given to wear in Nazi-run concentration camps - complete with the yellow Star Of David (used in Nazi Germany as a means of identifying Jews) emblazoned on the chest.

The shirt - intended for children aged three months to three years - had reportedly been on sale in Zara stores all over Europe, including France, Denmark, Albania, Sweden and Israel.

Jewish Press writer Hana Levi Julian said that shirt was an "ugly, sly swipe at Jewish Holocaust survivors".

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She added: "The word ‘Sheriff’ vanishes in letters that are transparent, outline shapes on the bright yellow fabric of the star."

And, perhaps unsurprisingly, she was not the only person to take to the internet in outrage over the design.

The controversial shirt has since been pulled from the shelves and Zara have taken to Twitter to apologise, writing: "We honestly apologise, it was inspired by the sheriff’s stars from the Classic Western films and is no longer in our stores."

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Strangely enough, this is not the first time the clothing brand has got into trouble for having imagery reminiscent of the Nazis on its merchandise. In 2007, the firm withdrew a handbag from its stores after a customer noticed that its design featured swastikas.

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