Seven young climate activists entered Rome's Trevi Fountain and poured diluted coal into the water. The Last Generation demonstrators held signs reading "We will not pay for fossil fuels" and shouted "Our country is dying" Plainclothes police entered the water to remove the demonstrators, while many tourists filmed what was happening, some shouting insults at the protesters.
The traditional custom is to throw coins into the 18th-century fountain to ensure that they will return to Rome one day. "Enough with these absurd attacks on our artistic heritage," Rome Mayor Roberto Gualtieri tweeted.