Vandals rip rifle from war memorial
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VANDALS have damaged a Scottish war memorial which honours fallen soldiers from two world wars.
VANDALS have damaged a Scottish war memorial which honours fallen soldiers from two world wars.
The statue has been defaced after a stone rifle was ripped from the figure of a hero soldier in Auchtermuchty, Fife.
Police are now hunting the vandals following the incident.
Pc Pamela Hay, of Fife Constabulary, said: “This was a despicable act.”