Two arrested as protesters smash Magna Carta case
The Just Stop Oil protesters, both aged in their 80s, target the historic work at the British Library.
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The Just Stop Oil protesters, both aged in their 80s, target the historic work at the British Library.
Just Stop Oil says two protesters in their 80s have broken the glass around the Magna Carta at the British Library.