Showstopper! Just Stop Oil protestors halt opera performance by setting off confetti bomb and blowing air horn
Writing on social media, Just Stop Oil said: "Three Just Stop Oil supporters briefly interrupted Glyndebourne opera festival with the old news that new oil and gas is incompatible with a liveable future, and that our government want to go ahead with it anyway.
The environmental activist group began three months of planned protest activity on April 24, predominantly using a new 'slow marching' tactic. "Our highest priority was the safety and security of everyone on site and we would like to thank our staff and performers, whose calm and professional response kept everyone safe and disruption to a minimum.was disrupted by three protestors who let off a confetti bomb, blew an air horn and started shouting.
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