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U.S. authorities are investigating after the numbers “8647” appeared in large scale in the grass of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, days before U.S. President Donald Trump’s birthday.

Images show the numbers on the lawn, with the numbers eight and seven appearing clearly in the browned grass.

The phrase “86 47” is part of the criminal case against former FBI director James Comey, who was indicted in April over a social media photo of seashells arranged in the sequence of numbers that officials said constituted a threat against Trump.

Comey has denied that he wished any violence against Trump with the social media post.

An Interior Department spokesperson referred to the incident as “deranged vandalism” in a statement to Global News.

“The deranged vandalism on our National Mall will not be tolerated. Any threat against the president is taken very seriously by the Department, and our U.S. Park Police will investigate this incident and hold those responsible accountable,” the spokesperson said.