Melania Trump sculpture in Slovenia set on fire on US Independence Day

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src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200709030002im_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/C864/production/_113300315_mediaitem113300312.jpg" width="976" height="549"> <span class="off-screen">Image copyright</span> <span class="story-image-copyright">Reuters</span> </span> <figcaption class="media-caption"> <span class="off-screen">Image caption</span> <span class="media-caption__text"> The statue was removed after being targeted by arsonists, the artist behind it said </span> </figcaption> </figure><p class="story-body__introduction">A quirky wooden sculpture of US First Lady Melania Trump is reported to have been set on fire near her hometown in Slovenia, prompting its removal.</p><p>Brad Downey, the American artist who commissioned the statue, said it was targeted on 4 July, Independence Day in the US.</p><p>The Berlin-based artist arranged for the charred statue to be removed the next day.</p><p>Police told Reuters news agency they had launched an investigation.</p><p>The 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caption</span>Melania Trump's home town is known for the sale of pants - and a cake bearing her name.</figcaption> </figure><p>The statue in Slovenia was targeted at a time when monuments of US leaders with links to slavery are being re-evaluated as a result of national reflection prompted by anti-racism protests.</p><p>In recent speeches, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200709030002/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-53293542" class="story-body__link">including his Independence Day address</a>, US President Donald Trump has taken a hardline against those who vandalise or tear down statues.</p><p>Since Mr Trump was elected US president in 2016, Sevnica has become a tourist magnet, as visitors search for an insight into Mrs Trump's early years</p><p>Residents have brought out ranges of Melania-branded merchandise, including slippers, cakes, and Trump-like burgers with fly-away cheese "hair".</p><figure class="media-landscape has-caption full-width"> <span class="image-and-copyright-container"> <div class="js-delayed-image-load" data-alt="People work on a wooden statue made to resemble US President Donald Trump in the village of Sela pri Kamniku in August 2019" data-src="https://web.archive.org/web/20200709030002oe_/https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/A95A/production/_108545334_hi056108704.jpg" data-width="976" data-height="549"></div> <span class="off-screen">Image copyright</span> <span class="story-image-copyright">AFP</span> </span> <figcaption class="media-caption"> <span class="off-screen">Image caption</span> <span class="media-caption__text"> A wooden statue of President Trump was torched in January </span> </figcaption> </figure><p>In August last year, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20200709030002/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49514462" class="story-body__link">a wooden statue of President Trump was constructed in Slovenia</a>, east of the capital Ljubljana. 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