Photo Story: Columbus statue beheaded in Boston

City employees inspect the decapitated statue of Christopher Columbus in Columbus Park in the North End neighbourhood of Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Vandals removed the head of the statue, a second statue of Columbus was thrown into a lake in Richmond, Virginia. The damaging and call for removal of historical statues comes following the protests of the death of George Floyd.

Columbus statue beheaded in Boston

Via EPA-EFE/CJ GUNTHER

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