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Man accused of smashing Iwo Jima statue with sledgehammer in Quantico
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What happenedMan accused of smashing Iwo Jima statue with sledgehammer in Quantico.
The headline splitWashington Examiner - News frames it as "Man accused of smashing Iwo Jima statue with sledgehammer in Quantico". The Right Scoop frames it as "UGH VIDEO – Man beheaded soldier on Iwo Jima statue in Virginia".
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Right / center-rightMan accused of smashing Iwo Jima statue with sledgehammer in Quantico
Washington Examiner - News · Center-right · News report
Man accused of smashing Iwo Jima statue with sledgehammer in Quantico
A 27-year-old man named Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano was arrested Wednesday night after police said they caught him allegedly using a sledgehammer to destroy the Iwo Jima statue in Quant...
Man accused of decapitating Iwo Jima statue with sledgehammer near Quantico
A sledgehammer attack on an Iwo Jima statue near Marine Corps Base Quantico left one Marine statue decapitated, causing hundreds of thousands in damage.
UGH VIDEO – Man beheaded soldier on Iwo Jima statue in Virginia
A man literally beheaded a soldier on the famous Iwo Jima statue in Quantico, Virginia, last night and was promptly arrested. The perp is 27-year-old Miguel Alonso Maldonado Soriano and was...
