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Police are investigating the removal of Pride decorations from a street in Arran as a hate crime.
Officers on the island launched a probe after flags were pulled down from Main Street in Brodick between 02:00 and 07:00, ahead of the Arran Pride event.
Reports on social media said some of the flags had been torn from their posts and later found dumped on the beach.
Organisers of the event said they had been made aware that decorations had been removed by "an unknown group".
The Pride parade went ahead as planned on Saturday afternoon, finishing at about 13:00.
Sgt Clare Neilson, from Arran Police Office, appealed for anyone with information on the incident to come forward.
She added: "We are taking this very seriously and are following positive lines of inquiry."
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