TWO Just Stop Oil protesters in their 80s have smashed the glass around the Magna Carta at the British Library.
Reverend Sue Parfitt, 82, and Judy Bruce, 85, a retired teacher, targeted the protective enclosure around the historic document with a hammer and chisel.
They held a sign reading, "The Government is breaking the law", before gluing themselves to the display, Just Stop Oil said.
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