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Numerous protests have been held in France, the EU’s largest agriculture producing country, by farmers angry about income, red tape and environmental policies.
Riposte Alimentaire ('Food counterattack') claimed responsibility for the stunt, which saw two women hurl pumpkin soup at the glass protecting Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece in the Louvre, Paris.
In recent weeks there have been a slew of protests in the European Union’s largest agriculture producing country by farmers.
French farmers choked off major motorways around Paris on Monday, threatening to blockade the capital in an intensifying standoff with the government over working conditions.Armoured police vehicles were deployed to Rungis on Monday after some farmers threatened to "occupy" it.
French farmers choked off major motorways around Paris on Monday, threatening to blockade the capital in an intensifying standoff with the government over working conditions.