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Probe into swastikas drawn on commemorative D-Day bench

Lincolnshire Police said a number of areas in Twyford Woods had been vandalised with spray paint.

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An investigation has been launched after swastikas were drawn on a commemorative D-Day bench.

Police said a number of areas in Twyford Woods, Lincolnshire, had been vandalised between Sunday and Monday.

The site was used as an airfield in the Second World War for aircraft to take off for Normandy ahead of D-Day.

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The commemorative bench was vandalised with spray paint (Lincolnshire Police/PA)

In a statement, the force said: “Between Sunday 9th June and Monday 10th June, a number of areas within the Twyford Woods site have been defaced with swastikas in silver and white spray paint.

“This includes a commemorative bench which has been extensively vandalised.

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Lincolnshire Police are appealing for witnesses (Lincolnshire Police/PA)
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