Arrest made after Churchill statue in London defaced with graffiti

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2026-02-27

London (PA Media/dpa) - A 38-year-old man has been arrested after the statue of Winston Churchill in London was defaced with graffiti branding the former prime minister a "Zionist war criminal." The Metropolitan Police said the man was arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage on Friday morning. Other phrases including "Stop the Genocide" and "Free Palestine" were sprayed in red paint on the bronze sculpture in Parliament Squar......

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