JUST Stop Oil eco-yobs have today disrupted play at Wimbledon – by hurling orange confetti and puzzle pieces onto the turf.
The eco-idiots stormed onto Court 18 after rushing from the stands, seeing the match halted.
APEco-yobs stormed Court 18 at Wimbledon today[/caption]
APThe protestors disrupted play after running onto the turf with confetti and puzzle pieces in hand[/caption]
Live footage showed the eco-idiots running through the match, before being arrested
Police quickly stormed the court, seeing crowds cheer as the pair – a man and a woman – were dragged from the turf.
Sho Shimabukuro and Grigor Dimitrov were locked in a tense battle when idiots disrupted it.
The pair spilt the mess on the court before a man was seen sitting cross-legged in front of the net, while a woman walked around the court making a mess.
Their idiocy saw play was quickly suspended, with the men’s singles match called off not long after 2pm.
Cops were seen racing onto the turf and the protestors were quickly dragged off, with crowds heard loudly celebrating.
The idiots were then spotted on the sidelines with cops.
The tournament confirmed two people had been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass and criminal damage.
It comes just a day after Princess Kate attended the tournament – and was spotted sharing a joke with tennis legend Roger Federer.
The Princess of Wales looked chic in a green and white ensemble as she took to the stands – just after having to flee the rain when supporting young British star Katie Boulter on nearby court 18.
She had made a rare royal appearance at one of the smaller courts for Boulter’s encounter – but headed to Centre Court for Murray’s match and a reunion with Federer.
Eco-protesters had threatened to disrupt matches after they ran onto the pitch at Lord’s cricket grounds last week.
England cricket ace Jonny Bairstow was hailed a hero by PM Rishi Sunak today for carting an eco-activist off the Ashes pitch.
The wicketkeeper picked up yob Daniel Knorr, 21, at Lord’s and showed timid police exactly how they should be dealing with disruptive protesters.
Knorr and two others had been trying to hurl orange powder over the pitch but were stopped before they could trample on the wicket.
Today’s carnage comes after it was revealed power to intervene if eco-yobs try and disrupt Wimbledon.
Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer said on Monday she “couldn’t guarantee” Just Stop Oil activists wouldn’t try and ruin the world-famous tennis tournament.
But she said new police powers will help detain eco-yobs causing havoc.
It comes as Wimbledon has ramped up the number of police spotters in the crowds today to pick out activists before they try to disrupt play.
An increased number of covert Behaviour Detection Officers (BDOs) from the Met will be on Centre Court and around the grounds from today to foil any plans.
Every person entering the All England Club will have their bag fully searched with some selected for body searches led by intelligence from the Met.
i-ImagesIt comes just a day after Princess Kate and Roger Federer shared jokes and laughs in the Royal Box together[/caption]
Play was quickly halted
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PAThe eco-idiots were escourted off by cops[/caption]
Twitter/WimbledonThe princess also met Britain’s 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu and former player Laura Robson at Wimbledon today[/caption] Read More