Edward Colston statue retrieved from Bristol harbour

City council moves monument to secure location after it was toppled by Black Lives Matter protesters

A statue of Edward Colston that was thrown into the harbour in Bristol by Black Lives Matter protesters has been retrieved and is being kept in a secure, undisclosed location.

Bristol city council has said the slave trader’s statue will eventually be housed in a museum.

Early this morning we retrieved the statue of Colston from Bristol Harbour. It is being taken to a secure location before later forming part of our museums collection. pic.twitter.com/moRG8AnNYa

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