Edinburgh War Memorial Torched In Disgusting Vandalism Attack After Remembrance Sunday
Firefighters arrived at the scene at 5.15am, but the fire was already out by the time they arrived. Organizers from Poppy Scotland watched the memorial in “devastation”. Dr Claire Armstrong, chief executive of Legion Scotland said: “We are appalled by this absolutely senseless act of vandalism. These wreaths were laid in memory of the men and women who sacrificed their lives and this destruction shows a complete lack of respect for all that they and the Stone of Remembrance stand for....