Van Gogh masterpiece attacked with soup (VIDEO)

Scotland Yard has arrested two eco-activists for throwing tomato soup over a Van Gogh masterpiece in London Read Full Article at RT.com

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Oct 14, 2022 - 15:00
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Van Gogh masterpiece attacked with soup (VIDEO)

Two eco-activists have been arrested in London’s National Gallery for vandalizing the iconic painting

London Metropolitan Police on Friday arrested two eco-activists after they threw tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s iconic ‘Sunflowers’ painting. A video showing two young women emptying Heinz soup cans on the glass-covered 1888 masterpiece has gone viral on social media.

“Officers were rapidly on scene at the National Gallery this morning after two Just Stop Oil protesters threw a substance over a painting and then glued themselves to a wall. Both have been arrested for criminal damage and aggravated trespass,” Scotland Yard wrote on Twitter. 

The National Gallery later revealed that the frame of ‘Sunflowers’ had been slightly damaged, but the artwork itself was unharmed.

Just Stop Oil, which is trying to make British authorities halt all new fossil-fuel projects, has been blocking bridges and busy intersections across London over the past two weeks.

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Despite seeing dozens of its members arrested, the youth group issued a direct warning to law enforcement on October 11.

“Dear Metropolitan Police, we are going to continue escalating our actions until our demand of no new oil and gas is met,” the movement stated.