Vandals deface war memorials amid tensions after Brit soldier slaughter

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Sick ... Animal In War memorial was sprayed with red paint
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By JACK LOSH

Published: 5 hrs ago

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[h=3]SICK vandals have defaced two of Britain’s most celebrated war memorials, apparently with the words “Islam” spray-painted over them.[/h]

Monuments dedicated to RAF Bomber Command War and Animals in War, both in central London, were both daubed with graffiti and had their inscriptions scrubbed out with red paint.

Shocking ... the defaced RAF Bomber Command War Memorial in central London


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It is as yet unclear if it was carried out by Muslim protesters or far-right groups attempting to stir-up hatred.



The attack – uncovered in the early hours of this morning – comes amid tensions after Brit soldier Lee Rigby was slaughtered in South East London last week.

Sick ... the vandalism was uncovered in the early hours of this morning


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Today an 89-year-old war veteran vowed to stand at the Bomber Command monument in London's Green Park until spray paint has been removed.



Dedicated Douglas Radcliffe MBE - who is the Secretary of the Bomber Command Association - said he was "very disturbed" by the act of vandalism and said he could not understand why anyone would deface the
honour.


He said: "I'm standing here until this graffiti is removed.


"The 77,000 young men who died, died to give whoever put that graffiti there the freedom to live in this country and honour it, so I can't believe that somebody would do this."

Dedicated ... Douglas Radcliffe, 89, has vowed to stand at the Bomber Command until spray paint is removed


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The Bomber Command Memorial remembers the sacrifice and bravery of the 55,573 RAF crew who lost their lives in the Second World War and was unveiled by the Queen last summer.



The Animals in War Memorial is “a powerful and moving tribute to all the animals that served, suffered and died alongside the British, Commonwealth and Allied forces in the wars and conflicts of the 20th century”, according to its fund website.


Scotland Yard is treating the vandalism as criminal damage and are yet to make any arrests.

Appalling ... £2million was needed to build the monument


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A police spokesman said: “At 5am this morning police discovered graffiti on both the RAF Bomber Command War Memorial in Green Park and the Animals in War Memorial on Park Lane.



“Royal Parks’ officers and Westminster police are investigating.”
Just last week Dame Judi Dench described herself as being ”very proud” to be the first patron of a new campaign to preserve the Bomber Command

Memorial for generations to come.


The Animals in War Memorial monument was unveiled by the Princess Royal in November 2004 - the 90th anniversary of the start of World War I.
The fund’s website says the £2million needed to build the monument came from “a national appeal and the generosity of many individual donors, charities and companies”.



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