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Fathers4Justice hijack National Lottery draw
Sunday, May 21, 2006 posted 03:40 AM EDT
The National Lottery draw was held up after Fathers 4 Justice demonstrators invaded the BBC TV studio.
Presenter Eamonn Holmes was led from the stage as protesters stormed the set of the BBC1 National Lottery: Jet Set programme.
The broadcast was interrupted for several minutes before the draw for this week's £17 million Superdraw jackpot was resumed.
Afterwards Holmes joked: "If anyone else is going to protest, please start now."
Campaign group Fathers 4 Justice immediately claimed that its activists were behind the stunt.
The group officially disbanded in January after some members were accused of plotting to kidnap Prime Minister Tony Blair's
youngest son, Leo.
Guy Harrison, a spokesman for the paternal rights group, said: "Tonight marks the dramatic return of Fathers 4 Justice.
"The lottery is a metaphor for what can happen to any parent, mother or father, and their children, at the hands of the secret
family courts.
"It's our duty to warn parents about what is happening and send them this message: don't play family law lotto - don't gamble
with your kids."
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