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Two statues of Christopher Columbus in the US city of Chicago have been temporarily removed after protesters attempted to topple one of them last week, the media reported.
In a statement on Friday, the office of Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said that the Columbus statues in Grant Park and Arrigo Park had been "temporarily removed... until further notice" on her orders, reports the BBC.
Although temporary, they are the latest monuments to be removed amid an ongoing backlash against perceived symbols of racial bias and imperialism in the US.
The movement has been sparked by the May 25 death in police custody of
