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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."

View image on Twitter

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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