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Mexico celebrated Easter in the traditional way last night, by stuffing effigies of Donald Trump with fireworks and burning them.

The billionaire tycoon and Republican Presidential front-runner sparked fury in Mexico by threatening to build a 2,000 mile wall along the country's border with the US, and force them to pay for it.

In response to the proposal, former Mexican President Vincente Fox said: "I’m not going to pay for that f*****g wall. He should pay for it. He’s got the money."

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Last night, as part of a traditional Mexico City ritual, sculptures of Mr Trump were burned alongside models of Judas Iscariot and other figures symbolising evil and treachery.

Mexican President Enrique Pena has also said there is "no scenario" where Mexico would pay for any wall built by Mr Trump.

He compared the rise of Mr Trump, who had a walk-on role in Home Alone 2: Alone in New York, to the emergence of Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.

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In a speech announcing his presidential campaign in June, Mr Trump said Mexico was treating the US like a "dumping ground."

He said: "They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime, they're rapists...and some I assume are good people."

Locals also burned a model of US President Barack Obama.

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Donald Trump is the frontrunner in the race to become the Republican nominee for November's presidential election.

He leads rival Ted Cruz by 739 delegates to 465. John Kasich trails in third place with 143.