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Vandals deface Paris’ Sacre Coeur basilica

By Washington Examiner
Published March 19, 2014 5:40pm ET
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Vandals deface Paris’ Sacre Coeur basilica
A worker cleans the graffiti at entrance of the Sacre Coeur basilica in the Montmartre district of Paris, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. There were no immediate claims of responsibility for graffiti found at the iconic basilica. Graffiti on the floor reads: Down with any authority. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) | Thibault Camus

PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister says unknown vandals spray-painted graffiti on Sacre Coeur basilica in Paris.

Interior Minister Manuel Valls on Wednesday condemned the anti-church and anti-state vandalism on the entrance door, walls and floor overnight Monday to Tuesday. Clean-up crews were deployed to erase the words.

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