Just Stop Oil protester storms table at World Snooker Championship

Just Stop Oil protesters stopped play at the World Snooker Championship on Monday after storming The Crucible theatre in Sheffield and pouring orange powder over one of the tables.

The match between Joe Perry and Robert Milkins had to be suspended after a man stood on the table and emptied a bag of the bright orange substance before being dragged away by security officials.

A woman also began climbing onto another snooker table, where Mark Allen was playing Fan Zhengyi, but was bundled away by tournament staff.

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