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Protesters briefly interrupted play on the third day of Wimbledon on Wednesday, shooting orange flares on Court 18 during the men’s singles match.
Two Just Stop Oil protesters ran into the courthouse and sprayed the substance before one of them sat cross-legged on the lawn.
The security staff quickly removed the person who did not resist. Groundsmen cleared the pitch from the pitch and there appeared to be no damage.
Security has been beefed up at the grass court Grand Slam, one of the jewels of the British sporting summer, after a series of protests at high-profile events in Britain.
The environmental group disrupted Ashes Test cricket’s second at Lord’s last week, trying to spread orange powder on the wicket.
They also interfered at this year’s Rugby Premier League Final and the World Snooker Championships in Sheffield by smearing orange powder on a table.
This year’s Grand National horse race was also disrupted after animal rights activists chained themselves to fences.
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