Protesters throw soup at Mona Lisa Painting

Attack on Mona Lisa: Protesters throw soup at da Vinci painting

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Protesters have thrown soup at the glass-protected Mona Lisa painting in France, calling for the right to "healthy and sustainable food".

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The 16th Century painting by Leonardo da Vinci is one of the world's most famous artworks, and is held at the Louvre in central Paris.

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Video shows two female protesters wearing T-shirts that read "food counterattack" throwing the liquid.

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They then stand in front of the painting, says What is more important? Art or healthy and sustainable food?

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Museum security are then seen putting black screens in front of them before the room is evacuated. A group called claimed responsibility for the stunt.

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Rachida Dati, France's Minister for Culture, said "no cause" can justify the Mona Lisa being targeted.

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In 2019, the museum said it had installed a more transparent form of bulletproof glass to protect it.

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