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An environmental campaigner tied himself to a goal post on Thursday, interrupting the Premier League match between Everton and Newcastle in Liverpool.
Activist group 'Just Stop Oil', which campaigns for a halt to fossil fuel exploration in the UK, claimed responsibility for the action in a press release.
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The activist, who had attached himself to a post with a clamp around his neck, interrupted the game for seven minutes in the second period, while a security team intervened with a pair of pliers and the 'evacuated.
A similar attempt was foiled by stewards in Liverpool's 2-0 win at Arsenal on Wednesday.
Newcastle is 80% owned by the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, one of the world's largest oil exporters.