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The London resting place of "Communist Manifesto" author Karl
Marx has been damaged by a "mindless" hammer-wielding vandal,
according to reports.
Highgate Cemetery--one of London's most famous burial sites--
posted a photo of the gravesite's vandalized marble plaque on
Twitter.
�Marx�s memorial has been vandalized,� the cemetery said. �It
looks like someone had a go at it with a hammer. This is no way
to treat our heritage."
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Highgate Cemetery
@HighgateCemeter
Karl Marx's memorial has been vandalised! It looks like someone
has had a go at it with a hammer. It's a Grade I-listed
monument; this is no way to treat our heritage. @MarxLibrary
@HeritageCrime We will repair as far as possible.
1:12 AM - Feb 5, 2019
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The vandal may have struck over the weekend.
"This is mindless vandalism, not political commentary,� the
cemetery�s Ian Dungavell said, according to the BBC.
"I'm really sad that it's happened in such an inarticulate way,"
he continued. "You don't have to be a Marxist to think this is
an important monument."
Marx lived in London as a "stateless exile" for more than 30
years until his death in 1883 and was buried in his wife's
grave. They were moved to a more prominent place in the cemetery
in 1956.
Highgate's other famous occupants include novelist George Eliot;
pop artist Patrick Caulfield; rock artist and impresario Malcolm
McLaren; and Douglas Adams, author of the "Hitchhiker's Guide to
the Galaxy."
https://www.foxnews.com/world/karl-marx-grave-in-london-damaged- in-act-of-mindless-vandalism
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