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A statue of a Slave Trader , she Said , was demolished during an anti-racism was a protest in Bristol "an affront", the Mayor of The City .

Marvin Rees Said he felt no "sense of loss" after The Bronze statue of Edward Colston was pulled down with the help of ropes and threw them into the Harbor.

The Statue of The prominent 17Th Century slave-trader has been a source of controversy in The City for years.

Avon and Somerset police Said the decision was made not to intervene.

Colston was a member of The Royal African Company which transported some 80,000 men, women and children from Africa to the Americas.

after his death in 1721, he bequeathed his fortune to charity and his legacy can still be seen today on Bristol, streets, monuments and buildings.

was drawn to The Statue of Edward Colston by Bristol, before he was thrown into the harbour,

tens of thousands of people descended on Bristol, is thrown on Sunday at an anti-racism protests in the port, where she was, into the water.

After The Statue was toppled, a protester was pictured reminds his knee on the figure around the Neck of the video shows, George Floyd, The Black man who died while being held back, by the Minnesota Police Officer .

Bristol's Mayor , Said The Statue would be re-of the port "at some point", but The Council had other priorities at present, and it was likely to end up in a city-museum.

"I think the circumstances that came in the head, and the people must feel The Need to make The Statue Said to the bottom," Said Mr Rees.

"I cannot and will not claim that The Statue of a Slave Trader in The City , was born in and grew up, was not an affront to me and people Like Me .

"the people in Bristol who do not want, that The Statue came in The Middle of The City , and it is to unite my job to listen to these voices and hold these truths that The Statue is for the people, for the, a personal insult. "

Mayor , Marvin Rees Said The Statue would be retrieved and would probably have told in a Museum

Avon and Somerset police, has not been made the decision, the intervention of officers at the protest, as the people pulled The Statue down.

Supt Andy Bennett Said he was "disappointed, He Said ," as The Statue had caused "much anxiety" for The City in The Black community.

"We have a tactical decision to prevent that the people will stop the law have caused more interference, so the safest thing to do was to make it take place," He Said .

Mr Rees praised The Police , but Said he could see why Some People were worried.

"a Few members of My Family were disturbed by what they saw, but I think it was officers a well-run occasion by The Police and The Council ," He Said .

"It was a very large number of people, but very few arrests. Just a piece of Criminal Damage and that was in The Statue , the people do not go around smashing shop Windows, or verbal altercations. We can say that our police treated them very successfully. "

Ten Thousand people are estimated to take part in the Bristol protest on Sunday

Supt Bennett, The Police Said identified had 17 suspects on the Criminal Damage to the Colston statue, and that the investigation continued.

But he described The Force , the operation as a "victory for The Police work for The City ".

Boris Johnson has promised that those responsible for the violence at the anti-racism demonstrations in cities such as Bristol and London brought to justice.

The Prime Minister Said ,

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Source of news: bbc.com