CLOTHES giant Zara was forced yesterday to remove a top for toddlers from their rails following complaints that it looked like a concentration camp uniform.

The Spanish-owned retailer pulled its “striped sheriff” T-shirt after its social media account was flooded with thousands of complaints. 

Blue and white striped, with a yellow star on the chest, the £10.99 shirt was being sold for boys between the ages of three months and three years. 

The Turkish-made shirt was available through Zara’s British website along with stores in Israel, France, Denmark, Albania and Sweden.

It was removed within hours of outraged shoppers pointing out the likeness to the uniform Jews were forced to wear in nazi camps. 

Journalist Chris York wrote on Twitter: “Zara appears to have launched a genocide range for kids.”

Ana Alonso added: “Has Zara lost its mind? I’m speechless.”

In a panicked response on Twitter, a Zara spokesperson said: “We honestly apologise. It was inspired by the sheriff’s stars from the classic Western films and is no longer in our stores.”

Its parent company Inditex added: “We now recognise that the design could be seen as insensitive and apologise.”

The incident is not the first time Zara has been caught in a row over nazi-inspired designs. 

It was forced to withdraw a handbag from its stores in 2007 after customers complained about the design which included a swastika.