Protesters Interrupt World Snooker Championship with Orange Powder Attack

Two protesters disrupted the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield, calling for the halt of all new UK fossil fuel projects by the government.

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The disruption brought the match between Robert Milkins and Joe Perry to a halt.

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A man jumped on top of the table and poured a packet of orange powder over it.

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However, a female protester was stopped from disrupting the match between Mark Allen and Fan Zhengyi on table two.

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The former world champion Stephen Hendry called the incident "scary" and doubted the reusability of the table.

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Both protesters were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage.

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The affected table was covered and will be re-clothed overnight, and the match between Allen and Zhengyi eventually resumed.

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The Milkins v Perry match will resume on Tuesday evening.

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World Snooker Tour officials confirmed that the match between Allen and Zhengyi was set to resume after a delay of approximately 45 minutes.

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