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Graffiti painted on Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid statue

The Little Mermaid statue was created in tribute to Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen.

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Copenhagen’s famous Little Mermaid statue has been found covered with pro-Hong Kong graffiti.

Three lines in red, reading Free Hong-Kong, were painted on the rock in Denmark on which the bronze sits, next to the same text in white.

Police with torches and a dog were seen searching for clues in the area after the pre-dawn vandalism was reported.

The Little Mermaid statue was created in tribute to Danish storyteller Hans Christian Andersen.

Little Mermaid statue
Graffiti on the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen (Thomas Sjoerup/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

In 2010, the statue was the centerpiece of Denmark’s official pavilion at the World Exhibition in Shanghai for a six-month period.

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