US authorities investigate huge etching of ‘8647’ on National Mall grounds

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BBC News - US & Canada 7 hours ago • bbc.com

Police investigate '8647' written in grass on US national mall

"Eighty-six" is a slang term for "get rid of". Some US officials claim the numbers are meant to encourage violence against Trump, the 47th president.

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The Guardian - US 9 hours ago • theguardian.com

US authorities investigate huge etching of ‘8647’ on National Mall grounds

Live webcam footage from atop the Washington Monument shows a highly visible ‘8’, while the others appears fainterUS federal authorities are investigating what appears to be a massive etching of “8647” into the grass of…

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