“The snipers already had him in their sights,” said Bavaria’s interior minister Joachim Herrmann.
“If the police had come to the conclusion that it was a terrorist attack, he would have paid for it with his life.”
Only the large Greenpeace logo emblazoned on the yellow canopy of the parachute microlight saved him, he said.
Greenpeace spokesperson Benjamin Stephan apologised for the botched protest and the injuries caused, saying that the plan had been to fly over the stadium and not to land in it.
“The paraglider didn’t want to go into the stadium yesterday. The pilot wanted to fly over the stadium while maintaining the necessary safety distance and only let a balloon float into the stadium with a message to Volkswagen, a main sponsor, with the demand that they get out of the production of climate-damaging diesel and gasoline engines quicker,” Mr Stephan said.
Greenpeace apologizes, local police slam Euro 2020 protester - New Delhi Times - India s Only International Newspaper
newdelhitimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from newdelhitimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Greenpeace apologizes, local police slam Euro 2020 protester | iNFOnews | Thompson-Okanagan s News Source
infotel.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from infotel.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Greenpeace apologizes over parachuting protester
pressherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.