A loyalist bonfire is lit early after police begin removing a mosque replica placed on top of the structure. The bonfire, intended to be lit on a Friday night, had attracted widespread condemnation due to the effigy on its summit. According to multiple reports, police start the removal operation before the planned time, prompting the display to be ignited earlier than expected. Sky News reports the bonfire is set alight and notes it had been criticised for the mosque replica. The Irish Times similarly says the bonfire was due to be lit later, but it is lit once police begin to remove the replica, reflecting heightened tensions around the contested display. Other outlets report the same sequence of events, describing an early ignition following police action to take down the mosque effigy. The reports also indicate the incident takes place in Northern Ireland, with the Irish Independent specifying Co Tyrone. All sources describe the same core developments: public criticism of the replica, police efforts to remove it, and the bonfire being lit early as that action proceeds.