Somali Flag Raised at Buffalo City Hall Has Been STOLEN

Yesterday, the city of Buffalo, NY erected the Somali flag over its City Hall in honor of “Somali Independence Day.”

Now, not even 24 hours later, someone has taken it down!

Check it out:

After Buffalo City Hall held a Somali flag raising ceremony and canceled its July 4th fireworks celebration, the Somali flag was STOLEN just a few short hours later.

Police are investigating and have not filed charges yet.

No other nations flag should be raised on our soil.… pic.twitter.com/rM3XP04X50

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 2, 2026

After Buffalo City Hall held a Somali flag raising ceremony and canceled its July 4th fireworks celebration, the Somali flag was STOLEN just a few short hours later.

Police are investigating and have not filed charges yet.

No other nations flag should be raised on our soil. That is the sign of a conquered nation.

America is NOT a conquered nation.

Whoever it was reportedly broke the pole’s access panel in the middle of the night, then cut the cable and stole the flag.

Libs of TikTok on X shared a statement from the Buffalo mayor:

BREAKING: The Somali flag flying over Buffalo City Hall has been reportedly STOLEN just hours after it was raised.

Buffalo's Democrat Mayor Sean Ryan, claims that individuals cut the cable in the middle of the night and took the flag down. He then goes on a rant about… https://t.co/G6ok4GYVJc pic.twitter.com/CpA5Pdyewq

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) July 2, 2026

Full text of Mayor Ryan’s statement:

The City of Buffalo’s flagpole in Niagara Square sustained damage after unknown vandals broke the access panel, cut the cable, and removed the Somali flag during the overnight hours of Wednesday, July 1.

The City of Buffalo Police Department is investigating the incident.

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The flag had been raised by an organization called Heal International in honor of Somalian Independence Day. Heal International has been raising the Somali flag at Niagara Square for at least the last four years.

The flagpoles in Niagara Square are available for use by the public, and over the years a variety of organizations have flown flags there, including those representing Ukraine, Greece, Ireland, Puerto Rico, the Karen community, Italy, Bangladesh, and more.

Buffalo is a proud, diverse city, and our administration remains committed to honoring and celebrating the many cultures that make our community stronger.

Just one day before raising the Somali flag at City Hall, the city of Buffalo canceled the 4th of July fireworks display.

Buffalo News reported:

There are plenty of places to see a fireworks display this weekend as America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its birth.

But the City of Buffalo will not be sponsoring one of them.

Mayor Sean Ryan’s efforts to bring a fireworks display for the city on July 4 have fallen short.

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Ryan last month said there would be a city fireworks display this year, but city officials confirmed this week that they were not able to pull an event together.

“After exploring potential locations, an appropriate site could not be identified that would provide a safe and widely accessible viewing experience for residents. As a result, the City will not be hosting a downtown fireworks display this year,” the administration said in a statement.

This local news clip provided further coverage:

🚨 JUST IN: The Somali flag raised by traitors at City Hall in Buffalo NY HAS BEEN *STOLEN*

This comes after Buffalo canceled July 4 fireworks, then raised the Somali 3rd world trash flag

They reportedly BROKE the pole's access panel, cut a cable, and removed it overnight!… pic.twitter.com/DFG1svvaU6

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) July 2, 2026

Let that sink in…

Buffalo canceled celebrations for our own nation’s Independence Day, while honoring Somalia’s holiday.

How ridiculous is that?

Patriots on X are weighing in:

They raise a Somali flag and cancel our great July 4th? Now it’s gone. Beautiful! Patriots are fed up with the disrespect. America first always. Tremendous!

— Steve Sermons (@SteveSermons) July 2, 2026