A person removes glue from the hand of a "Last Generation" activist during a protest outside state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) building after activists of the group poured paint on the building to highlight the need to combat the climate crisis, in Rome, Italy, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
The headquarters of Italy's state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) were sprayed in orange paint on Wednesday, in the latest stunt by climate change protesters.
Paint was sprayed around the main entrance of the building, after which a handful of activists glued their hands to the outside walls. They were forcibly removed by police.
CDP was targeted because it invests "billions" in fossil fuel projects around the world, the Ultima Generazione (Last Generation) group said in a statement.
Police officers remove a "Last Generation" activist outside state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) building after the activists of the group poured paint on the building to highlight the need to combat the climate crisis, in Rome, Italy, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
Two weeks ago, members of the same group threw pea soup at a Vincent Van Gogh painting that was loaned by a Dutch museum for an exhibition in Rome.
(Reporting by Alvise Armellini and Crispian Balmer, editing by Federico Maccioni)
A "Last Generation" activist glues his hand to the wall of state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) building after activists of the "Last Generation" group poured paint on the building to highlight the need to combat the climate crisis, in Rome, Italy, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Remo CasilliState lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) building is covered in orange painting after activists of the "Last Generation" group poured paint on it to highlight the need to combat the climate crisis, in Rome, Italy, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Remo CasilliPolice officers remove a "Last Generation" activist outside state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) building after the activists of the group poured paint on the building to highlight the need to combat the climate crisis, in Rome, Italy, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Remo CasilliA person removes glue from the hand of a "Last Generation" activist during a protest outside state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) building after activists of the group poured paint on the building to highlight the need to combat the climate crisis, in Rome, Italy, November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Remo Casilli
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