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Just Stop Oil protesters in their 80s target Magna Carta
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this post was submitted on 10 May 2024
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Reverend Dr Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judy Bruce, an 85-year-old retired biology teacher, entered the library and tried to smash the glass case protecting the historic document using a lump hammer and chisel.
The British Library in London holds two of the four surviving copies of the Magna Carta, with the others being held at Lincoln and Salisbury Cathedrals.
In a statement, the British Library confirmed two people had "attacked the toughened glass case" containing the landmark charter in its treasures gallery.
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The latest protest comes after the High Court ruled the government acted unlawfully by approving a plan to cut carbon emissions.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero argued the UK could be "hugely proud" of its record on climate change and the case was largely about process, with no criticism in the judgment of its detailed plans.
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