''Valentine's Banksy'' is a 2020 mural by the graffiti artist

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. It appeared in

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in the early hours of the morning on 13 February 2020, prior to

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. The picture shows a young girl firing a burst of red flowers and leaves from a

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Vandalism

Following the completion of the mural, it was vandalised within 48 hours.

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Vandalism

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