Statue of slave trader Edward Colston pulled out of Bristol Harbour after being thrown in by anti-racism protesters Bristol City Council say it needed removing due to the city's 'working harbour' and will eventually become a museum exhibit
A statue of a slave trader that was thrown into a harbour by anti-racism protestors has been retrieved from the water.
Black Lives Matter demonstrators tore down the statue of Edward Colston during a protest in Bristol on Sunday. Bristol City Council said it needed to be removed from the water because the city had a"working harbour".Previously, Bristol's Mayor Marvin Rees said he"felt no sense of loss" at the statue's removal.
When the statue fell, Avon and Somerset Police elected not to intervene, saying officers would have faced a violent confrontation.
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