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21 Oct

Protesters Hit Harrods, Santa Maria Novella Parties in Recent

Protesters Hit Harrods, Santa Maria Novella Parties in Recent
PAINT PROTEST: Harrods’ Knightsbridge store was the newest goal for the environmental organization Just Stop Oil. One entrance and a couple of adjoining windows were spray-painted orange on Thursday morning and about 20 people staged a sit-down protest on the road in front of the posh store. A member of the group said in a video posted on Twitter that the owner of Harrods, which is the state of Qatar via its sovereign wealth fund the Qatar Investment Authority, “also has shares in oil and gas firms. These fossil fuels are fueling the climate crisis.” He was later dragged into the shop by security guards from the posh department store. The storefront was later cleaned after the police removed all activists from...
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