- Title: Protesters, police face off on bridge at London climate demonstration
- Date: 7th October 2019
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 7, 2019) (REUTERS) POLICE GATHERED AROUND PROTESTER ON GROUND CLIMATE CHANGE PROTESTERS ON STREET PROTESTER ON GROUND POLICE SURROUNDING PROTESTER PROTESTERS GATHERED ON STREET
- Embargoed: 21st October 2019 10:22
- Keywords: Climate protest London arrests Extinction Rebellion
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Environment,Climate Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001B03L9VR
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Police have so far arrested 21 climate activists, they said on Monday (October 7), at the start of two weeks of planned peaceful civil disobedience in London that will call for urgent government action to curb carbon emissions.
The protests, which organizers expect to bring 10,000 people to the British capital, are part of what Extinction Rebellion activists call an "international rebellion", with similar actions taking part in Australia, the Netherlands and elsewhere.
Reuters reporters in London's government district of Westminster saw activists block a bridge and several roads as the protests gathered pace early on Monday.
Extinction Rebellion came to prominence in April when it disrupted traffic in central London for 11 days. More than 1,000 activists were arrested at that time, of whom 850 were prosecuted for various public disorder offences. So far, 250 have been convicted.
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