An unknown perpetrator, presumably last night, demolished the statue of Mary from the Lourdes cave monument in the Oosterpark. The question is whether the statue will still be found.
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A spokesperson for the East district says that the district received a report this morning about the destruction. The spokesperson does say that the National Monument is the property of Hotel Arena on ‘s-Gravesandestraat. The hotel should therefore file a report.
“We are very sorry, because it is a very important statue for the Oosterpark,” said the spokesperson. “We hope the statue will be found and restored soon.”
CDA party chairman Diederik Boomsma calls it a disgrace. “If national monuments are damaged, a declaration must always be made and the municipality must follow up. Why hide. That is not a private matter.”
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