Activists throw soup at Mona Lisa painting in Louvre Museum

The group "Food Riposte" claimed responsibility for the 'art attack' and said the French government is breaking its climate commitments.

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00:00 Two climate activists have thrown soup at the Mona Lisa in the Louvre Museum in Paris,

00:06 but didn't appear to cause any damage to the painting as it's protected by glass.

00:10 They then shouted slogans.

00:13 "What's the most important thing? Art or the right to healthy and sustainable food?"

00:18 "Our farming system is sick. Our farmers are dying at work."

00:22 Later they were arrested.

00:24 Leonardo da Vinci's painting is perhaps the world's most famous,

00:27 and it's renowned for depicting a noblewoman with an enigmatic smile.

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