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Union jack gaffe causes council flap in Manchester | |
(about 17 hours later) | |
A union jack which was manufactured in error before being flown in Manchester on Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day has been removed. | |
Manchester City Council has apologised for the blunder which saw the flag flying over the city's Central Library, close to its Cenotaph. | Manchester City Council has apologised for the blunder which saw the flag flying over the city's Central Library, close to its Cenotaph. |
It said the manufacturers cut the flag in the wrong place, leaving the diagonal crosses facing outwards. | |
Contractors then failed to spot the error as the flag was being attached. | |
The flag was ordered in time for the service in St Peter's Square on Sunday. | |
A council statement said: "This was clearly a mistake and we apologise. The misprinted flag will be replaced." | A council statement said: "This was clearly a mistake and we apologise. The misprinted flag will be replaced." |
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