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General Category => World News => Topic started by: mountaineer on June 16, 2021, 01:45:34 pm
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‘Several people’ injured after Greenpeace protester parachutes into stadium at France v Germany game
Helen Johnson
June 16, 2021
UEFA has confirmed that “several people” are being treated in the hospital for injuries sustained after a Greenpeace protester parachuted into the stadium at the Euro 2020 France v Germany game in Munich.
The Greenpeace activist - who had the words “Kick out oil Greenpeace” written on his parachute - landed heavily on the pitch and was given medical attention before being escorted away by security.
Debris fell on to the pitch and into the stands when the parachutist got tangled in wires carrying an overhead camera, with France head coach Didier Deschamps seen ducking out of the way of a large piece of equipment near the dugout.
Greenpeace’s German Twitter account confirmed the stunt was a protest against tournament sponsor Volkswagen, demanding an end to the sale of petrol and diesel cars. ...
More at MSN (https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/several-people-injured-after-greenpeace-protester-parachutes-into-stadium-at-france-v-germany-game/ar-AAL5PKE)
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https://twitter.com/JunkScience/status/1405156618132725765
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I like that he used a parachute my from petroleum products for his anti-oil protest.
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I hope they get sued for millions.
What would have even been funnier, is if a few hundred angry fans were beating the shit out of him for disrupting their match. Euro-football fans get pretty riled up, they say.
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He's probably lucky the stands were only partially filled, but those who were there should have meted out justice to this idiot.
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He's probably lucky the stands were only partially filled, but those who were there should have meted out justice to this idiot.
He may well have received justi, er, medical care on the gurney trip to and in the ambulance, they take their Football very seriously in Europe.