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Purveyor

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Thu Oct 6, 2016, 05:54 PM Oct 2016

Banner Calling Vladimir Putin A ‘Peacemaker’ Hangs From Manhattan Bridge [View all]



NEW YORK (AP) -- A giant banner with an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the word "peacemaker" has been unfurled from a New York City bridge.

The banner was spotted hanging from the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge on Thursday. It shows Putin in a suit with a Russian and Syrian flag as backdrop.

Witnesses told the New York Post they saw two people unfurl the banner at about 1:45 p.m. Police say officers removed it about an hour later.

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