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Activist David Knorr who was tackled by Jonny Bairstow during Ashes is kicked by ‘pregnant woman’s boyfriend at protest’
THIS is the moment an eco-activist - previously carried off the Ashes pitch by Jonny Bairstow - is punched to the ground and kicked.
The attacker is believed be the boyfriend of a pregnant woman who was caught up in today's Just Stop Oil protest.
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It is now the third day in a row protestors have disrupted the lives of busy Brits - with the slow marches holding up traffic across London.
And frustrations this morning boiled over when a pregnant woman yelled at the group before a man beat one of the protesters.
It's believed their car had crashed or been brought to a sudden stop by the slow-march on Cromwell Road, in west London this morning.
And the woman could then be seen screaming at the line of protesters, with her filmed yelling: "Stop now, I'm pregnant."
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She then screamed: "Do you see what you've caused?"
As she leaves the road in fury, a man in a red cap can then be seen throwing a punch at one of the protesters - David Knorr, who recently made headlines by storming the pitch at the Ashes.
The 21-year-old biochemistry student was grabbed by England wicketkeeper when Jonny Bairstow, 33, took matters into his own hands as three protesters stormed the pitch.
And in today's chaos he was left cowering on the ground as he was punched then kicked by the furious male driver.
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In the attack, his glasses go flying as he covers his head as he lays on the ground.
has reported that the man who then launched the attack on the protesters was the boyfriend of the distressed pregnant woman.
It's understood a report has not been made to police.
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It's not the only protest to see tempers flare today.
One driver was seen yelling at the group as he tried to make his way through rush hour.
The man, wearing a black T-shirt and shorts, stormed over to the group as huge queues of traffic snailed behind them.
He shoved one man who stumbled into a woman before they both fell to the floor.
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Five pals of the two fallen protesters tried helping them up as another man filmed the fuming motorist walking back to his car.
And on Tuesday, a skateboarder lashed out swinging his board at the yobs.
As the group reached Blackfriars Bridge in south London, the irritated man swung at them in a bid to get them out of the road.
And on Monday, "14 protests" took place across the city with around 200 yobs blocking roads.
A frustrated man, who was travelling down Marylebone Road, near Westminster, was at his wits-end as he started dragging protesters.
Latching onto their vests and tugging at their arms, the member of the public tried his hardest to get them out of the road and to stop them being a nuisance.
Tensions started rising during rush hour with furious Brits shouting for them to stop with their idiocy.
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Cops arrested 21 people yesterday for taking part in the chaos.
The Met Police were forced to attend nine separate incidents where the yobs were being a burden.
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