In Rome, Italy, three so-called Last Generation climate activists doused the 17th-century Barcaccia fountain with black liquid.
In this way, they tried to attract inaction on climate change, reports CGTN.
The material emphasized that the liquid turned out to be vegetable oil with charcoal. The police detained the protesters, they may be prosecuted for damage to cultural heritage.
The baroque fountain is located in the square near the Spanish Steps. It was built according to the project of Pietro Bernini, a famous artist, sculptor and fountain craftsman.
The mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, condemned this action and called it a completely wrong gesture.
Earlier, EcoPolitic wrote, that in Germany law enforcement officers detained some of the climate activists who protested against the expansion of the Garzweiler open coal mine. RWE wants to increase coal production by demolishing the village of Lucerat. Among them was the Swedish eco-activist Greta Thunberg.
As EcoPolitic previously reported, in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, representatives of the Ukrainian diaspora and Americans organized a rally near the Capitol in support of Ukraine, condemnation of ecocide and nuclear terrorism.
