00:00Two climate change activists were arrested by the police for vandalizing two private
00:08jets parked at the Stansted Airport in London on Thursday.
00:12Twenty-two-year-old Cole MacDonald and 28-year-old Jennifer Kowalski cut the fence of the airfield
00:18and used fire extinguishers to spray orange paint onto the aircraft.
00:23Police said they arrived at the scene within minutes after being called in at about 5.10
00:28a.m.
00:29They said the incident happened at an airfield away from the main passenger terminal and
00:33their presence will be heightened over the summer period.
00:37They said they are not anti-protest, but they will take action where criminal acts take
00:43place.
00:45The two activists, who are with the Just Stop Oil NGO, thought that the aircraft belonged
00:50to US pop star Taylor Swift.
00:52While people are starving, the elite and the rich fly thousands and thousands of feet in
00:59MacDonald said while people are starving, the elite and rich fly in the air causing
01:03pollution.
01:05Just Stop Oil said the trespassing and vandalism were carried out to demand an emergency treaty
01:10to end fossil fuels by 2030.
01:14Swift is currently in the United Kingdom for her concert tour.
01:18She has previously been slammed for frequently flying her private jet for short distances.
01:25On Tuesday, police also detained two activists for spraying paint on the prehistoric megalithic
01:31structure of Stonehenge in Wiltshire.
01:33The duo were intervened by several individuals at the monument, which is one of the most
01:38visited tourist attractions in the UK.
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