Stonehenge sprayed with orange paint by Just Stop Oil activists demanding U.K. "phase out fossil fuels"

London — Environmental activists sprayed several of the ancient stones of Britain's iconic Stonehenge site with an orange substance Wednesday, demanding that the next U.K. government — set to be chosen in a national election on July 5 — "sign up to a legally binding treaty to phase out fossil fuels by 2030," the protest group Just Stop Oil said.

A video released by the group showed two activists running toward the prehistoric stones of the UNESCO World Heritage Site with what looked like fire extinguishers and then spraying them with what the group said was "orange paint powder." 

Just Stop Oil said the activists had "decorated" the stones to call attention to the British government's "failure to commit to defending our communities."