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Protesters destroy colonial statues on French Caribbean isle

| July 29, 2020 12:03 AM

PARIS (AP) — Cheering protesters tugging on ropes tore down a statue of Napoleon's wife on the Caribbean island of Martinique and another from the French territory's colonial history, adding to a growing list of monuments being ripped down and defaced in spreading global revulsion of racial injustice.

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