US EditionHead of Tito Statue Found in Policeman's Trunk of 49-Year-Old Local
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The Tito statue in Velenje was beheaded, and the police quickly caught the perpetrator. The city promises to restore it, and the cultural value of the statue remains of paramount importance.
The damage to the statue of Josip Broz Tito in Velenje is causing a stir.
At Tito Square in Velenje, a perpetrator deliberately damaged a monument to Josip Broz Tito and removed his head from it at night. After a citizen reported the incident, Velenje police tracked down the 49-year-old suspect's vehicle, stopped it and discovered a bronze head in the trunk. The municipality strongly condemned the man's actions.
A man damaged a statue of Tito in Velenje at night and removed its head. The Velenje municipality announced that the police had already tracked down the perpetrator, and announced a quick repair.
The life-size monument to Tito was created by sculptor Antun Augustincic for Tito's birthplace of Kumrovec in 1947, and in 1977, based on that original and at the request of the Velenje Municipal Assembly, a life-size monument was created for Velenje. AN UNKNOWN person damaged the monument to Josip Broz Tito in Velenje during the night by cutting off his head, the Velenje municipality announced today, stating that the perpetrator has been found,…
A bronze statue of Josip Tito was beheaded in Slovenia - The perpetrator put it in his car and drove away with it.
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