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Updated at 11.30am with video clip
A makeshift memorial to Daphne Caruana Galizia in Valletta was cleared of flowers and tributes overnight in yet another act of defiance against the adulation to the slain journalist.
It is not known who removed the pictures, flowers and candles from the foot of the Great Siege monument.
"The memorial has been wiped out, again. This time with even less care to conceal the hate," one witness told Times of Malta.
By mid-morning, the site was once again filling up with new candles and flowers.
Blogger and lawyer Andrew Borg Cardona, a friend of the late journalist, told Times of Malta: "They're almost doing us a favour because we're placing fresher tributes every time."
Activist Pia Zammit said the tactic to clear up the memorial has become an absurd game.
"They can remove the flowers and candles but the truth remains," she said.
The memorial has been an issue of controversy, with many protests and memorials for the journalists held at the spot.
Another overnight clean-up took place on March 5 but within hours the monument was restored with further candles and flowers in tribute. Likewise, by 11am on Tuesday, passers-by were seen lighting...