Italian climate activists glue hands to Botticelli painting

Italian environmental activists glued their hands to the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli's painting "Spring" in the Uffizi Galleries in Florence. The museum said thanks to the glass, which was installed as a precaution several years ago, the masterpiece was unharmed.

Carabinieri police said two young women and a man, all Italians who had bought entrance tickets, staged the protest in the Uffizi's room dedicated to the painter. The activists sat on the floor and displayed a banner reading, "Last Generation No Gas No Coal."

The glue was safely removed from the glass. The protesters were taken to a police station in Florence. Italian media said the activists were issued official orders to stay out of the tourist-popular city for three years.