Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C vandalised with 'Free Gaza' graffiti

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The National Parks Service has said that Lincoln Memorial was vandalised with "Free Gaza" graffiti on Wednesday, December 20..

The destruction was seen in the Lincoln Memorial Circle and the Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C.S)..

National Park Service conservators have begun the process of removing the paint this morning, though it may take multiple treatments over several days to remove all of it," an agency spokesperson said, according to NBC News..

NPS spokesperson Mike Litterst has said that by Wednesday, nearly all the latex and spray paint from the area around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool had been removed by conservators..

The U.S. Park Service told ABC News, "National Park Service conservators have begun the process of removing the paint this morning..