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Photos: White flags mysteriously fly above Brooklyn Bridge

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Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Aluminum foil pans were used to cover up lights when suspects changed out the flags that fly over the Brooklyn Bridge.
The flags are removed
The flags are removed
The flags are removed
NYPD take down the mysterious White Flags
NYPD take down the mysterious White Flags
NYPD take down the mysterious White Flags
NYPD take down the mysterious White Flags
NYPD take down the mysterious White Flags
NYPD take down the mysterious White Flags
Two American Flags that usually fly over the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced with white flags on July 22, 2014.
Two American Flags that usually fly over the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced with white flags on July 22, 2014.
Two American Flags that usually fly over the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced with white flags on July 22, 2014.
Two American Flags that usually fly over the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced with white flags on July 22, 2014.
Two American Flags that usually fly over the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced with white flags on July 22, 2014.
Two American Flags that usually fly over the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced with white flags on July 22, 2014.
Two American Flags that usually fly over the Brooklyn Bridge were replaced with white flags on July 22, 2014.
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Aluminum foil pans were used to cover up lights when suspects changed out the flags that fly over the Brooklyn Bridge.
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