Police in St. Louis, Missouri, are investigating vandalism at the Soldiers Memorial, which was spray-painted with anti-war graffiti over the weekend.
The vandal or vandals used red paint to write"No War" on exterior walls of the building, a police department spokeswoman told CNN.Security guards discovered the graffiti on Sunday morning and reported it to police.A photographer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, which is a CNN affiliate, saw graffiti on four walls of the art deco building, which opened in 1938 to honor veterans of World War I.The memorial reopened in 2018 after a two-year, $30 million renovation.
Qasem Soleimani, who was killed last week by a US airstrike in Iraq. Protesters marched in downtown St. Louis on Saturday afternoon to show their opposition to war with Iran.The memorial is operated by the Missouri Historical Society and includes a museum that features exhibits about local military members, veterans and their families.
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