- Title: London climate change activists glue hands to ground on day of mass action
- Date: 7th October 2019
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 7, 2019) (REUTERS) HANDCUFFED CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVIST BEING DRAGGED AWAY BY POLICE ACTIVISTS SITTING ON GROUND NEAR DOWNING STREET WITH HANDS GLUED TO TARMAC NOTE ON PAPER READING (English): "GLUED ON!" ACTIVIST WEARING YELLOW HELMET READING (English): "REBEL AT WORK" HAND GLUED TO GROUND ACTIVIST SEATED ON GROUND POLICE OFFICERS APPROACHING ACTIVISTS WITH HANDS GLUED TO GROUND VARIOUS OF ACTIVISTS MARCHING AND PLAYING DRUMS
- Embargoed: 21st October 2019 13:55
- Keywords: extinction rebellion climate change activists arrests protesters downing street
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Environment
- Reuters ID: LVA001B03MEYV
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Climate change activists glued themselves to the ground outside UK government buildings in London on Monday (October 7) at the start of two weeks of planned peaceful civil disobedience.
Activists blocked roads, bridges and squares all over London's government district of Westminster to call on politicians to take urgent action to curb carbon emissions.
London's Metropolitan Police have arrested 135 people taking part in protests organised by the climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion, the police said on Monday.
The group expects 10,000 people will come to the capital from across Britain to join the two-week protest, which is part of a coordinated international movement. There were similar climate protests on Monday in Berlin, Vienna, Amsterdam, Madrid and other cities around the world.
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