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"Pretty shameful": Stonehenge 'desecrated' by activists

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 20 Jun 2024, 11:56am
In this handout photo, Just Stop Oil protesters sit after spraying an orange substance on Stonehenge, in Salisbury, England, Wednesday June 19, 2024. (Just Stop Oil via AP)
In this handout photo, Just Stop Oil protesters sit after spraying an orange substance on Stonehenge, in Salisbury, England, Wednesday June 19, 2024. (Just Stop Oil via AP)

"Pretty shameful": Stonehenge 'desecrated' by activists

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Thu, 20 Jun 2024, 11:56am

Stonehenge being vandalised has been labelled as shameful. 

A pair of UK Just Stop Oil protestors have sprayed the ancient monument with orange paint a day before summer solstice celebrations start. 

They've been arrested on suspicion of damaging the prehistoric structure. 

UK correspondent Enda Brady told Mike Hosking that the activists said they've made a point to the next Prime Minister to stop reliance on fossil fuels. 

But he says it's resulted in the desecration of a national treasure. 

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