Climate protesters broke into the London tennis court self -immolation, and then quickly extinguished the fire to self -rescue

On September 23, local time, the 2022 Lavor Cup Tennis Tournament was held in London. However, according to many foreign media reports, a protesters suddenly broke into the court, ignited their arms, and protested the pollution environment of British private aircraft by self -immolation. Essence

However, it didn't take long for the protesters to quickly extinguish the flames on the arms, and the security guard rushed to the court to extinguish the fire on the surface of the stadium and lifted the man out of the stadium.

British "Guardian" report screenshot

On the 23rd of local time, the Laver Cup of the Laver Cup in 2022 kicked off at the North Greenwich Stadium in London (O2 Stadium in London). The event has been held once a year since 2017, named after the name Rod Laver, the Australian net altar, and 3 days each time. The European team played against the world team. 6 players on both sides participated in singles and singles. In the doubles match, the final points won.

The focus of the first day of the start was the curtain battle of Swiss tennis superstar Federer. However, just a few hours before Federer prepared to play in the last game of career, a emergency made the 2022 Lavor Cup game shortly.

According to the British Sky News Station on the 23rd, the incident occurred in a single game of Greek professional tennis male athlete Sicipas and Argentine professional tennis player Schwarzman, when Sicipas won the first game 6-2 in the first game 6-2 When the game was ready to enter the second set of competition, a man suddenly broke into the court.

The man was wearing a white T -shirt with the slogan "End Uk Private Jets". According to the British "Guardian" on the 23rd, the man walked down in front of the net, poured a can of liquid on his right arm, and then ignited his arm with a lighter.

However, it didn't take long for the man to shake his arms hard and extinguish the flames on it, but some liquid fell on the court, causing fire on the surface of the court. The security guards in a hurry could only extinguish the flames with a jacket and carried the man out of the stadium.

According to reports, after the protesters were brought out of the stadium, the security guard was temporarily detained on the corridor at the entrance of the court, and he didn't seem to be severely harmed. It is believed that the protesters are affiliated with "Sacrifice for Survival", which is a climate protest group. Earlier, the organizers of the organization were self -immolation every day in order to prohibit flights between various locations in the UK.

After the protesters were taken away, the game was suspended briefly because the surface of the court needs to be cleaned up. Sicipas also talked to the referee to ensure that it was safe to continue the game.

"He didn't know where it came from. I don't know what's going on at all. I have never encountered such a thing on the court, and I hope he is okay." Sicipas said in an interview with the British media that he said that he said that he said that he said that he said that he said that he In the end, Schwartzmann defeated Schwartzman with a score of 6-2 and 6-1 and defeated the world team for the European team.

After the incident, the Lavol Cup also issued a statement: "A man broke into the court this afternoon and was immediately taken away by the security guard. ","

According to the London Police Department, the man was arrested for suspected serious illegal invasion. Police also said that the man had been taken to the hospital, his injuries would not be life -threatening, nor would he change his life.

Source: Observer.com

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