World Snooker Championship: Play suspended as protestor interrupts match and throws orange substance on table


A protester jumps on the table during the match between Robert Milkins and Joe Perry

A protester jumps on the table during the match between Robert Milkins and Joe Perry

The World Snooker Championship match between Joe Perry and Robert Milkins was delayed when a protestor jumped on the table.

The man, wearing what appeared to be a t-shirt with ‘Just Stop Oil’ written on it, came out of the audience and jumped on the table during the middle of the first-round match, throwing an orange substance on it.

He was then swiftly apprehended by security and removed from the table.

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