{"id":32547,"date":"2023-07-21T12:41:32","date_gmt":"2023-07-21T12:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=32547"},"modified":"2023-07-21T12:41:35","modified_gmt":"2023-07-21T12:41:35","slug":"just-stop-oil-protesters-disrupt-golf-championship-the-open-breaking-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=32547","title":{"rendered":"Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt golf championship The Open |  Breaking news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Just Stop Oil protesters have disrupted The Open golf championship with a flare of orange smoke and dust on the 17th hole.<\/p>\n<p>The group tweeted: &#8220;Three Just Stop Oil supporters have disrupted the British Open &#8211; they are demanding that the UK government stop all new oil and gas projects.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>One of the players, believed to be American Billy Horschel, helped security remove the protesters after the incident, which happened at around 12.20pm.<\/p>\n<p>      <span class=\"sdc-article-image__visually-hidden\">Image:<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"sdc-article-image__caption-text\">One of the players helped security deal with the disruption<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Open, one of golf&#8217;s four majors, takes place at the Royal Liverpool course.<\/p>\n<p>Just Stop Oil identified two of the gulf protesters as 18-year-old Noah Crane, a community coordinator, and 19-year-old student Hailey Birch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m interrupting the opening today, not because I want to, but as a young person, I feel like I have no choice,&#8221; Crane said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This government is taking conscious steps that will kill hundreds of millions of people and destroy my future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" loading=\"lazy\" intrinsicsize=\"768x432\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/23\/07\/768x432\/skynews-just-stop-oil-the-open_6225793.jpg?20230721133922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/23\/07\/384x216\/skynews-just-stop-oil-the-open_6225793.jpg?20230721133922 380w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/23\/07\/768x432\/skynews-just-stop-oil-the-open_6225793.jpg?20230721133922 760w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/23\/07\/1600x900\/skynews-just-stop-oil-the-open_6225793.jpg?20230721133922 1024w, https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/23\/07\/2048x1152\/skynews-just-stop-oil-the-open_6225793.jpg?20230721133922 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 1024px, 100vw\" alt=\" \" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Other protests follow <strong>group action in London<\/strong> today, with the group saying about 160 people left in 16 groups.<\/p>\n<p>Just Stop Oil said they were taking action in places including Hammersmith, Redbridge, King&#8217;s Cross, Victoria, Whitechapel, Farringdon and Earl&#8217;s Court.<\/p>\n<p>Video tweeted by the group shows members of the public pushing them off the road at one point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>              <span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-role=\"poster\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster\"><br \/>\n                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/23\/07\/768x432\/skynews-just-stop-oil-protest_6225537.jpg?20230721105752\" alt=\"Stop the oil protest\" srcset=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img\" title=\"\"><span class=\"sdc-site-video__loader\"\/><br \/>\n                <span class=\"sdc-site-video__time\">0:51<\/span><br \/>\n              <\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"sdc-site-video__caption-text\" data-role=\"caption-text\">The Just Stop Oil protestors have gone berserk<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is not the first time that people have taken matters into their own hands, with activists <strong>also abused on monday<\/strong> when they cut roads in the capital again.<\/p>\n<p>The group has become known for disrupting high-profile events to publicize their cause.<\/p>\n<p>Two members <strong>ran on stage during The Proms<\/strong> recently, while <strong>confetti and puzzle pieces were thrown onto the Wimbledon courts<\/strong> a few weeks ago<\/p>\n<p>England cricketer <strong>Jonny Bairstow also took a protester<\/strong> in the Ashes in June, and threw orange powder over a table at the World Snooker Championship in April.<\/p>\n<p>New powers to crack down on activists <strong>went into effect this month<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>They give police new rights to move static protesters, such as those who cling to objects or sit in the road.<\/p>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/three-just-stop-oil-protesters-disrupt-the-open-golf-championships-12924641\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just Stop Oil protesters have disrupted The Open golf championship with a flare of orange smoke and dust on the 17th hole. The group tweeted: &#8220;Three Just Stop Oil supporters have disrupted the British Open &#8211; they are demanding that the UK government stop all new oil and gas projects.&#8221; One of the players, believed to be American Billy Horschel, helped security remove the protesters after the incident, which happened at around 12.20pm. Image: One of the players helped security deal with the disruption The Open, one of golf&#8217;s four majors, takes place at the Royal Liverpool course. 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