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7/7 bombings memorial vandalised

The memorial in Hyde Park for the victims of the 7 July London bombings has been vandalised.

A "couple of words" were written with a black marker pen on one of its 52 steel pillars, said a spokeswoman for the central London park.

Staff responsible for the maintenance of the royal park are in the process of removing the graffiti.

The pillar that was defaced bore the inscription "Kings Cross - 08.50 - 7th July 2005" - giving the time and place where of one of the bombs were detonated.
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