India, Aug. 14 -- The World War II Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC, was vandalised Thursday, with bubbles filling a fountain and "Clean hands dirty $" written in red paint.

The Interior Department released a statement late Thursday saying: "Our US Park Police are on the scene and the investigation is ongoing. The public should know we will find the person responsible for this disgusting act."

The Friends of the National World War II Memorial, a nonprofit organisation that helps maintain the site, said: "There are many places in our country for expression, debate, and disagreement. A national memorial honouring those who served and those who never returned home should never be used as a canvas for vandalism."

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