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Climate activists spray-paint United States embassy in London after Trump election win

British authorities apprehended 2 guys after environmental activists sprayed orange paint on an area of the U.S. embassy building in south London on Wednesday to object versus Donald Trump's success in the presidential election.

2 campaigners from Simply Stop Oil sprayed the embassy's. compound wall with orange paint, a video posted by the group on. X revealed.

Trump's win puts the lives of regular people at threat,. all over, Simply Stop Oil stated.

London's Metropolitan Cops detained 2 guys, aged 25 and. 72, on suspicion of criminal damage, the force stated.

This activity is vandalism professing as protest and we. will continue to have a no tolerance attitude to actions such. as this, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Valentine stated in a. statement.

Just Stop Oil activists have actually staged many prominent. demonstrations in Britain including by disrupting sports and theatre. events and tossing soup at Van Gogh paintings.

The U.S. embassy moved to a 12-storey building on the. south bank of the River Thames, leaving behind its Grosvenor. Square facilities, in 2018.

Representatives for the embassy did not instantly. react to a request for comment.

(source: Reuters)