Two Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested after Stonehenge was sprayed orange on the eve of the summer solstice.
The pair – named by the group as Niamh Lynch, 21, and 73-year-old Rajan Naidu – were filmed spraying the stone circle, near Salisbury, with an orange substance at around 11am on Wednesday.
A spokesman for Wiltshire Police said: “Officers attended the scene and arrested two people on suspicion of damaging the ancient monument. Our enquiries are ongoing, and we are working closely with English Heritage.”
Just Stop Oil, which is calling on the next government to sign up to a legally binding treaty to phase out fossil fuels by 2030, said the substance used to cover the stones was washable orange cornflower.
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