Green paint found at 2 more D.C. landmarks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three days after green paint was found splattered on the Lincoln Memorial, authorities investigated two similar incidents of vandalism — green paint splashed inside the Washington National Cathedral and symbols painted in green on another statue on the National Mall.

Officials at the cathedral discovered the paint inside two chapels this afternoon. It was still wet, which led them to believe the vandalism had just occurred. Officials called police and closed the cathedral to visitors while authorities searched the grounds.

The paint was splashed onto an organ and on the floor inside the cathedral's historic Bethlehem Chapel on the basement level, officials said. It was also found inside Children's Chapel in the cathedral's nave.

Also today, U.S. Park Police said green paint was found on the statue of Joseph Henry outside the headquarters of the Smithsonian Institution on the Mall. Henry was the Smithsonian's first secretary.