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Topless protesters attack Euro trophy
Posted Tuesday, May 22, 2012 by SNTV


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Ukrainian protest group FEMEN attacked the European Championship Cup in Dnipropetrovsk on Monday (May 21) whilst the silverware was on a trophy tour of the Ukrainian city.

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The FEMEN movement attacked the European Football Championship trophy whilst the silverware was on a tour in the city of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine on Monday.

FEMEN is a Ukrainian protest group based in Kiev and founded in 2008.

The group has become internationally known for organising topless protests against sex tourism, and aims 'to develop leadership, intellectual and moral qualities of the young women in Ukraine' and 'to build up the image of Ukraine, the country with great opportunities for women.'

This is second attack on the trophy in the space of a week.

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