Climate change protesters pour fake blood on Wall Street Charging Bull, almost 100 arrested blocking [View all]

Fed-up climate change protesters poured fake blood on the iconic Wall Street Charging Bull statue Monday and blocked traffic nearby, leading to almost 100 arrests.

Cops say three demonstrators were responsible for defacing the famed statue with red paint around 10:30 a.m. One of them, Columbia student Arthur Boyle, 24, was arrested. The other two fled and have not been caught.

Protester Kyle Pritz, 30, said more dramatic action has become a necessity.

“The democratic means no longer work," he said. "We have called our congresspeople, we have voted, we have marched in the streets. Nothing is working.”

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