"The big potato statue was cut by vandals in a village in Cyprus", wrote the British Press and specifically the Sky News website.
That's it Sky News in today's post mentions him vandalism that took place on New Year's Day in Xylofagou by hooded men.
The post reminds readers that This is the dummy with the nickname "big potato", which has 4m and dwas created by the Common Leader of Xylofagos, George Tasos to promote the variety of potato spounta in the area.
It also states that this statue emade headlines around the world and on social media when it launched in October 2021.
In the following post, we talk about Crowd of tourists posing in front of him, and for some who on Twitter questioned his shape.
While the post, based on information writes that Mr. Tassos was on the spot until the early hours of the New Year and had asked someone else to guard it when he left. But they found it vandalized, with damage of about 4.000 pounds. Mr. Tasou has reported the incident to the police and the investigation is ongoing.
The article does not lack the reference to statements of the Commonwealth when the potato was first installed:
«Describing the sculpture in the Cyprus Mail in 2021, Mr. Tasou said: "Xylofagou has a long heritage in potato cultivation and was the main potato grower in Cyprus. "This helped the village grow into the community of 10.000 people it is today."
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