A British town is burning a giant effigy of Donald Trump, holding the head of Hillary Clinton, at its annual bonfire celebrations.
Britons light bonfires and set off fireworks on or near November 5 to commemorate Guy Fawkes’ failed plot to blow up Parliament in 1605.
Organizers of the Edenbridge Bonfire Society say the US presidential candidate was the overwhelming choice for this year’s celebrity effigy, which will go up in flames on Saturday to open the annual fireworks display.
The model stands 36 feet (11 meters) high.
The group, based in Edenbridge, south of London, is known for burning a huge celebrity effigy, stuffed with fireworks and newspapers, alongside the traditional figure of Fawkes.
Last year’s effigy was of former FIFA president Sepp Blatter.
A view of the Edenbridge Bonfire Society effigy of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump holding the head of his rival Hillary Clinton, which was unveiled in Edenbridge in southern England on Nov. 2, 2016. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
— AP
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