Anti-oil activists try to break into Magna Carta display as part of climate protest
May 10
By Jack Aylmer (Anchor), Evan Hummel (Producer), Jake Maslo (Video Editor)
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Two Just Stop Oil protesters attack Magna Carta’s glass case
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Climate protesters target Magna Carta in British Library protest
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British Library protesters arrested after smashing Magna Carta glass case
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Just Stop Oil supporters, including 82-year-old priest, smash glass surrounding Britain’s historic Magna Carta
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Two women in their 80s filmed trying to smash glass protecting Magna Carta
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Priest, 82, and retired teacher, 85, smash case holding copy of Magna Carta in environmental protest
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A copy of Magna Carta targeted in London by two Just Stop Oil activists
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Climate protesters in their 80s target Magna Carta
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Elderly climate activists damage Magna Carta case at British Library
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Just Stop Oil protesters in their 80s break glass around Magna Carta
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Two elderly Just Stop Oil protesters target the ‘Magna Carta’
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Just Stop Oil stoops to new low as protesters try to smash up Magna Carta
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Elderly climate activists damage Magna Carta case at British Library
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Attack on the British Library: At the stroke of a hammer, two elderly women try to break the box that protects the Magna Carta
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Just Stop Oil protesters in their EIGHTIES target the Magna Carta in new eco-protest
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Just Stop Oil protesters in their 80s smash Magna Carta display case
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Two climate activists reportedly tried to break the glass case containing the Magna Carta, which is believed to be the founding documents for Western democracy. At the British Library on Friday, May 10, the women used a hammer and chisel to pound at the glass. However, the pair caused only minor damage to the case and the historic document was untouched.
The women pounded the glass in the name of fighting climate change. They belong to the group called Just Stop Oil — a group looking to end the world’s reliance on fossil fuels. The women, Rev. Sue Parfitt and Judy Bruce, a retired biology teacher, released a statement in response to the incident.
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“The Magna Carta is rightly revered, being of great importance to our history, to our freedoms and to our laws,” the statement said. “But there will be no freedom, no lawfulness, no rights, if we allow climate breakdown to become the catastrophe that is now threatened.”
A security team was able to stop the women and police arrested them. The gallery was closed until further notice on Friday.
This isn’t the only incident of vandalism involving climate activists targeting historical pieces. In January, protesters splattered soup on the glass guarding the Mona Lisa in Paris.
Just Stop Oil is known for disruptions across Britain raise awareness about climate change.
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TWO WOMEN IN THEIR 80S TRIED TO BREAK THE GLASS CASE CONTAINING THE MAGNA CARTA THE BRITISH LIBRARY IN LONDON FRIDAY.
THE PAIR, BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISTS, POUNDED ON THE GLASS WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL.
ALL IN THE NAME OF FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE, ACCORDING TO THE TWO WOMEN.
THE PROTESTERS WITH “JUST STOP OIL”–
A GROUP LOOKING TO END THE WORLD’S RELIANCE ON FOSSIL FUELS.
THE WOMEN, REVEREND SUE PARFITT AND JUDY BRUCE, A RETIRED BIOLOGY TEACHER, RELEASED A STATEMENT ON THE INCIDENT, SAYING, QUOTE:
“THE MAGNA CARTA IS RIGHTLY REVERED, BEING OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO OUR HISTORY, TO OUR FREEDOMS AND TO OUR LAWS. BUT THERE WILL BE NO FREEDOM, NO LAWFULNESS, NO RIGHTS, IF WE ALLOW CLIMATE BREAKDOWN TO BECOME THE CATASTROPHE THAT IS NOW THREATENED.”
A SECURITY TEAM STOPPED THE WOMEN EVENTUALLY.
THE MAGNA CARTA, CONSIDERED ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT LEGAL DOCUMENTS IN THE HISTORY OF WESTERN DEMOCRACY, REMAINED UNTOUCHED.
IN ALL JUST MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CASE, IT LIES IN.
THE TWO ACTIVISTS WERE ARRESTED.
THE GALLERY IS NOW CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THIS ISN’T THE ONLY INSTANCE OF CLIMATE ACTIVISTS TARGETING HISTORICAL PIECES.
IN JANUARY, PROTESTERS SPLATTERED SOUP ON THE GLASS GUARDING THE MONA LISA IN PARIS.
“JUST STOP OIL” IS KNOWN FOR DISRUPTIONS ACROSS BRITAIN TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE.
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Two Just Stop Oil protesters attack Magna Carta’s glass case
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Climate protesters target Magna Carta in British Library protest
Click to see story on The Independent
British Library protesters arrested after smashing Magna Carta glass case
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Environmentalists attack a case holding a copy of the Magna Carta in London but document unscathed
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Environmentalists attack a case holding a copy of the Magna Carta in London but document unscathed
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Just Stop Oil supporters, including 82-year-old priest, smash glass surrounding Britain’s historic Magna Carta
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Two women in their 80s filmed trying to smash glass protecting Magna Carta
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Priest, 82, and retired teacher, 85, smash case holding copy of Magna Carta in environmental protest
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Environmentalists attack a case holding a copy of the Magna Carta in London but document unscathed
Click to see story on The Toronto Star
Environmentalists attack a case holding a copy of the Magna Carta in London but document unscathed
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A copy of Magna Carta targeted in London by two Just Stop Oil activists
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Protestors in their 80s target Magna Carta over UK oil and gas
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Elderly Just Stop Oil Protesters Target Magna Carta In British Library
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Magna Carta case smashed in Just Stop Oil protest
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Environmentalists attack a case holding a copy of the Magna Carta in London but document unscathed
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Environmentalists attack a case holding a copy of the Magna Carta in London but document unscathed
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Just Stop Oil protesters in their 80s target Magna Carta
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Just Stop Oil protesters target Magna Carta
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Environmental activists attack case containing a copy of the Magna Carta but document is unscathed
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Environmentalists attack a case holding a copy of the Magna Carta in London but document unscathed
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Environmentalists attack a case holding a copy of the Magna Carta in London but document unscathed
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Climate protesters in their 80s target Magna Carta
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Environmental activists attack case containing a copy of the Magna Carta but document is unscathed
Click to see story on San Diego Union Tribune
Elderly climate activists damage Magna Carta case at British Library
Click to see story on Devdiscourse
Just Stop Oil protesters in their 80s break glass around Magna Carta
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Two elderly Just Stop Oil protesters target the ‘Magna Carta’
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Octogenarian Just Stop Oil Protesters Target Britain’s Magna Carta
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Just Stop Oil stoops to new low as protesters try to smash up Magna Carta
Click to see story on Daily Express
Elderly Just Stop Oil protesters target Magna Carta
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Elderly climate activists damage Magna Carta case at British Library
Click to see story on The Straits Times
Oil protesters in their 80s smash Magna Carta display
Click to see story on The West Australian
Attack on the British Library: At the stroke of a hammer, two elderly women try to break the box that protects the Magna Carta
Click to see story on la Nacion
Just Stop Oil protesters in their EIGHTIES target the Magna Carta in new eco-protest
Click to see story on GB News
Two Just Stop Oil pensioners smash glass surrounding Magna Carta in group’s latest environmental stunt
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Just Stop Oil protesters in their 80s smash Magna Carta display case
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Oil protesters in their 80s smash Magna Carta display
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Two Just Stop Oil activists damage the “Magna Carta” window
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Just Stop Oil: Protesters in their 80s use hammer and chisel to ‘break’ glass around Magna Carta – watch below
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Gray-haired climate activists burst into Magna Carta display case.
Click to see story on rd.nl
Environmentalists attack a case holding a copy of the Magna Carta in London but document unscathed – The Morning Sun
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