Angry scenes at BP meeting as victim compensation delayed

BP faced protests from angry fishermen and disgruntled shareholders at its first annual general meeting since the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Angry scenes at BP meeting as victim compensation  delayed

The meeting took place almost a year since the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig killed 11 workers and caused millions of gallons of oil to gush into the sea.

Diane Wilson, a shrimp farmer from the Texas Gulf Coast, smeared her face and hands with a dark syrup resembling oil as she protested outside the meeting venue in London.

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