Stonehenge sprayed with orange paint by environmental protesters

Lina Portman2 weeks ago

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Two environmental protesters were arrested after spraying Stonehenge with orange paint, according to the group responsible and local police.

Wiltshire Police said in a statement they arrested two people “following an incident at Stonehenge” on Wednesday afternoon.

“Around noon, we responded to a report that orange paint had been sprayed on some stones by two suspects,” police said in a statement. “Officers attended the scene and arrested two people suspected of damaging the ancient monument.”

The group responsible is an environmental activism group called Just Stop Oil. The group posted a video of the incident on .

The group said in a press release on its website that “today's action comes days after the Labor Party's manifesto recommitted them to suspending all future licenses for new oil and gas, if they form the next government.

Just Stop Oil identified the two men arrested as a 21-year-old student from Oxford and a 73-year-old man from Birmingham.

“Orange powder paint was sprayed on a number of stones at Stonehenge,” the monument's official X account said Wednesday. “This is obviously extremely upsetting and our curators are investigating the extent of the damage. Further updates will follow but the site remains open,” the message read.

In response to the incident, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said that “Just Stop Oil is a disgrace” in a post on X.

Gabe Hauari is a national news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on @GabeHauari or email him at [email protected].

Lina Portman

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