Dramatic moment security guards wrestle two Just Stop Oil activists to the floor after they leapt over barricades in failed bid to stage stunt at Dippy the dinosaur exhibit in Coventry
- It is understood activists were intending to spray the dinosaur exhibit with paint
- But security guards hauled them to the ground before they could reach it
This is the moment two Just Stop Oil eco-zealots are tackled by security as they attempt to enter a dinosaur exhibit at a museum.
Two protesters were arrested as they entered the ‘Dippy the Dinosaur’ display at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry.
The first activist was wrestled to the floor as she attempted to jump over a barricade, before lying motionless on the ground as a security guard ripped away her rucksack.
The second protester was then hauled to the ground by another high-vis wearing security officer, before they were both taken away from the museum in handcuffs.
It is understood the activists were intending to spray the dinosaur exhibit with paint.
Two protesters were arrested as they entered the ‘Dippy the Dinosaur’ display at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry
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