Earlier this year, the group targeted a statue of the former monarch in a paint attack
A dissident republican group has attacked an historic Victorian-era Royal Mail postbox in West Belfast.
The postbox, which is built into the wall of Clonard Monastery at Waterville Street, was attacked with an angle grinder before its iconic red paint was replaced with green.
A video of the incident was shared online by the group, where an activist can be seen taking the angle grinder to it, causing significant damage to the postbox.
In a Facebook post accompanying the video, the group said: “The symbols of imperialism and an occupying power litter Irish streets.
“In a Socialist Republic, all these symbols, street names, monuments, statues and more will be taken down, destroyed or replaced. All state institutions will be repurposed and handed over to the Irish people for the betterment of all.
“We will not share Ireland with imperialists, fascists, capitalists, royalty or the systems that maintain their power.
“There will be no ‘agreed’ or ‘shared’ Ireland – only a Socialist Republic.”
The PSNI confirmed to Belfast Live that they had not received any reports relating to the incident.
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