A local resident called the graffiti 'heartbreaking' ahead of planned events to commemorate Armistice Day at the weekend - with politicians warning protesters to stay away.
'Free Palestine' has been painted across the Cenotaph in Rochdale ahead of remembrance Sunday. It is understood the graffiti appeared on Tuesday afternoon. Speaking to Sky News, Barry Howarth, from Rochdale, described it as 'heartbreaking'. 'I've been coming and going for the last two or three days trying to protect it in small ways,' he said. 'This is the third attack on it in a week. 'This community is very veteran led in Rochdale.
Read more:Can you ban a protest - and will pro-Palestinian march go ahead?Why wasn't a pro-Palestine protester arrested for chanting jihad? On Saturday, the home secretary said anyone vandalising the Cenotaph in central London on Armistice Day 'must be put into a jail cell faster than their feet can touch the ground'.
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