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| Grenfell Tower: Group burns model on bonfire | |
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| Footage has emerged of a group of people laughing as they burn an effigy of Grenfell Tower. | Footage has emerged of a group of people laughing as they burn an effigy of Grenfell Tower. |
| The video, shared widely on social media, shows a cardboard model of the tower, complete with drawings of people at the windows, being set alight. | The video, shared widely on social media, shows a cardboard model of the tower, complete with drawings of people at the windows, being set alight. |
| Dany Cotton, commissioner of London Fire Brigade (LFB), said the video "cannot be justified on any level". | Dany Cotton, commissioner of London Fire Brigade (LFB), said the video "cannot be justified on any level". |
| Scotland Yard said it was aware of the footage, which Justice4Grenfell said "has caused great alarm and distress". | Scotland Yard said it was aware of the footage, which Justice4Grenfell said "has caused great alarm and distress". |
| Some 72 people were killed in the devastating blaze at the west London tower block in June 2017. | Some 72 people were killed in the devastating blaze at the west London tower block in June 2017. |
| 'Blatant acts of hatred' | |
| The Justice4Grenfell campaign group has called for the video to be removed from social media. | The Justice4Grenfell campaign group has called for the video to be removed from social media. |
| The group said: "This is clearly a hate crime and as a society we should never tolerate these types of blatant acts of hatred. | The group said: "This is clearly a hate crime and as a society we should never tolerate these types of blatant acts of hatred. |
| "We have an expectation that the police will look into this robustly and that the perpetrators will face the full force of the law." | "We have an expectation that the police will look into this robustly and that the perpetrators will face the full force of the law." |
| Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said on Twitter: "This is sickening and disgraceful behaviour. | Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott said on Twitter: "This is sickening and disgraceful behaviour. |
| "I am disgusted that people would behave in such a hateful way." | "I am disgusted that people would behave in such a hateful way." |
| Kay Oldroyd, who shared the video on Twitter but does not know where it was originally filmed, said: "As much as I hate to share this video I want them identified." | Kay Oldroyd, who shared the video on Twitter but does not know where it was originally filmed, said: "As much as I hate to share this video I want them identified." |
| She has asked the Metropolitan Police if she can report it as a hate crime. | She has asked the Metropolitan Police if she can report it as a hate crime. |
| The video has not yet been verified by the BBC. |