Activist arrested for attacking Monet painting in Paris

This photo provided by Riposte Alimentaire shows an environmental activist posing by 'Poppy Field' by Monet at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris on June 1. The activist was detained after sticking a protest sign on a Monet painting, calling for action to protect food supplies from further damage to the climate. Photo: AP

A climate activist was arrested on Saturday for sticking an adhesive poster on a Monet painting at the Musee d'Orsay in Paris to draw attention to global warming, a police source told AFP.

The action by the woman, a member of "Riposte Alimentaire" (Food Response) - a group of environmental activists and defenders of sustainable food production - is the latest in a string of protests aimed at drawing attention to global warming by defacing art.