LONDON (NEWSnet/AP) — Two protesters accused of spraying orange paint on the Stonehenge monument in England were arrested Wednesday.

Two bystanders intervened to stop them.

The act of the protesters, part of Just Stop Oil, was criticized by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as a “disgraceful act of vandalism.”

English Heritage, which manages the site, said it is “extremely upsetting” and said curators are investigating the damage. Just Stop Oil said the paint is made of cornstarch and will dissolve in rain.

Video released by the group showed a man it identified as Rajan Naidu, 73, unleash a fog of orange from a fire extinguisher-style paint-sprayer at one of the vertical stones.

As voices can be heard yelling “stop,” a person ran and grabbed Naidu’s arm and tried to pull him away from the monument. Another man joined and wrestled away the sprayer.

The second protester, identified as Niamh Lynch, 21, managed to spray three stones before the first bystander stopped her.

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