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Agence France-Presse

The memorial of German philosopher Karl Marx has been vandalised in London for the second time in two weeks, the cemetery that manages the site said.
The words “architect of genocide”, “terror and oppression” and “mass murder” were written in red paint on the grave in the capital’s Highgate cemetery.
“Doctrine of hate” was also scrawled on the memorial, among other slogans.
The grave of Marx, who developed the theory of international communism, was also attacked on February 4 when it was seemingly struck several times with a blunt metal instrument.
A marble plaque with the names of Marx and his family – the monument’s oldest and most fragile part – was repeatedly hit.

“Vandals back at Marx Memorial, Highgate Cemetery. Red paint this time, plus the marble tablet smashed up,” tweeted Highgate Cemetery on Saturday alongside photos of the memorial covered in red paint.

Vandals back at Marx Memorial, Highgate Cemetery. Red paint this time, plus the marble tablet smashed up. Senseless. Stupid. Ignorant. Whatever you think about Marx's legacy, this is not the way to make the point. pic.twitter.com/hGKBMYGWNy
— Highgate Cemetery (@HighgateCemeter) February 16, 2019

“Senseless. Stupid. Ignorant. Whatever you think about Marx’s legacy, this is not the way to make the point,” it said.
German revolutionary philosopher Marx moved to London in 1849 and lived in the city for the rest of his life.
His theories became the basis for communism. He died on March 14, 1883, aged 64.
The granite slab monument in north London, 3.7 metres tall and topped with a bronze bust of Marx, was funded in 1956 by the Communist Party of Great Britain.

His memorial has been attacked in the past with paint, and in 1970 an attempt was made to destroy it with a bomb.
The incident was the latest attack on memorials of historic interest in London.
Paint was splashed on a statue of wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill last month and on a sculpture commemorating the Royal Air Force’s Bomber Command in London’s Green Park.
Additional reporting by Reuters


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Vandals again attack London grave of Karl Marx, founder of Communism

Pictures posted on Twitter by the cemetery on Saturday showed the marble gravestone daubed with political slogans. Photo: Twitter

(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 5, 2019 The tomb of German revolutionary philosopher Karl Marx, a Grade I-listed monument, is seen in Highgate Cemetery in north London. - The grave of the German philosopher Karl Marx (1818-1883), which is in London's Highgate Cemetery, was vandalized for the second time in two weeks, the association that manages the site announced on Twitter, Saturday February 16, 2019. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)

TOPSHOT - The marble plaque showing damage from recent vandalism on the front of the tomb of German revolutionary philosopher Karl Marx, a Grade I-listed monument, is seen in Highgate Cemetery in north London on February 5, 2019. - Vandals have smashed and defaced the London tomb of Karl Marx in what the cemetery said appeared to be a deliberate attack against the philosopher’s ideology. A marble plaque with the names of Marx and his family -- the monument's oldest and most fragile part -- was repeatedly hit with a blunt metal instrument, Ian Dungavell, who runs the cemetery trust, told AFP on Tuesday. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP)

Karl Marx’s tomb in London vandalised in ‘targeted attack’

Karl Marx’s tomb in London. Photo: Reuters

A memorial to German philosopher Karl Marx is seen after it was vandalised at Highgate Cemetery in north London, Britain, February 5, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

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Pictures posted on Twitter by the cemetery showed the marble gravestone daubed with political slogans


The memorial to Karl Marx at the cemetery in north London where the 19th century political philosopher is buried has been defaced for the second time in less than a fortnight.


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Vandals again attack London grave of Karl Marx, founder of Communism

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}Pictures posted on Twitter by the cemetery showed the marble gravestone daubed with political slogans

Pictures posted on Twitter by the cemetery showed the marble gravestone daubed with political slogans