Two climate activists were arrested today for spraying orange paint on the ancient Stonehenge monument in England, the police said.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned the action of activists of the "Just Stop Oil" group and called it a "shameful act of vandalism".
Thousands of people will gather at that 4.500-year-old stone circle tomorrow on the day of the summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.
The monument in the south of England is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the most visited tourist sites in Great Britain.
English Heritage, which manages the site, said the event was "extremely disturbing" and curators were investigating the damage.
The activist group wrote on the X platform that the paint was made from cornstarch and would melt in the rain.
Just Stop Oil is one of many groups in England disrupting major events and spraying food and paint on works of art and culture and stopping traffic to draw attention to the issue of global warming.
Today's act, they said, is a reaction to the recent election manifesto of the Labor Party.
Labor has said that if it wins the July 4 election, it will not issue any further licenses for oil and gas exploration. The group supports the moratorium, but says it is not enough.
In a statement, the group stated that Labor, which according to polls will win a majority in the next election, must go one step further and sign an agreement on the gradual abolition of fossil fuels by 2030.
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