2 Environmental Activists Arrested for Defacing Stonehenge With Orange Paint
British officials saw red Wednesday as two environmental protestors sprayed orange paint on Stonehenge. Wiltshire Police issued a statement, saying two were arrested “following an incident at Stonehenge” Wednesday…
British officials saw red Wednesday as two environmental protestors sprayed orange paint on Stonehenge.
Wiltshire Police issued a statement, saying two were arrested “following an incident at Stonehenge” Wednesday afternoon, USA Today reported.
“At around noon, we responded to a report that orange paint had been sprayed on some of the stones by two suspects,” police said. “Officers attended the scene and arrested two people on suspicion of damaging the ancient monument.”
Two members of Just Stop Oil — Niamh Lynch, a 21-year-old student from Oxford, and Rajan Naidu, a 73-year-old from Birmingham — were arrested, per the BBC.
The group posted a video of the incident on X, formerly Twitter, saying “2 people took action the day before Summer Solstice, demanding the incoming government sign up to a legally binding treaty to phase out fossil fuels by 2030,” according to USA Today.
The group issued a news release and said “today’s action has come days after the Labour party’s manifesto has recommitted them to stopping all future licenses for new oil and gas, should they form the next government.”