- Title: Climate protesters glue themselves to railings at London’s Trafalgar Square
- Date: 7th October 2019
- Summary: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (OCTOBER 7, 2019) (REUTERS) CROWD OF PROTESTERS GATHERED IN TRAFALGAR SQUARE / CLIMATE CHANGE GLUED TO RAILINGS VARIOUS OF ACTIVIST'S GLUED TO RAILINGS POLICE OFFICER TRYING TO TALK TO ACTIVISTS POLICE OFFICER ON HORSE / ACTIVISTS AND POLICE OFFICERS IN BACKGROUND POLICE OFFICERS REMOVING ACTIVIST'S GLUED HAND FROM RAILING PROTESTERS IN SQUARE APPLAUDING AND CHEERING ACTIVIST BEING PLACED ON STRETCHER BY POLICE OFFICERS (AUDIO OF CROWD CHANTING (English): ''WE LOVE YOU. WE LOVE YOU'') ACTIVIST'S HANDS IN STRETCHER POLICE OFFICERS LOWERING ACTIVIST STRAPPED IN STRETCHER FROM ROOF OF VAN PROTESTERS IN SQUARE CHANTING SLOGANS ACTIVIST ADDRESSING CROWD FROM RAILINGS UNNAMED ACTIVIST SAYING (English): ''This is just the beginning and we will not stop until we got what we came here for.'' BANNER READING (English): "TELL THE TRUTH", AND CROWD OF PROTESTERS IN SQUARE HANDS OF ACTIVISTS GLUED TO STICK SIGN READING (English): "SAVE OUR PLANET" / YOUNG CHILD WITH FACE PAINTED AS TIGER ACTIVIST BEING DRAGGED AWAY BY POLICE OFFICERS (AUDIO OF CHEERING) PROTESTERS HOLDING PLACARDS AND LARGE FLAGS / GIRL WITH PAINTED FACE AMID CROWD POLICE OFFICERS TRYING TO RELEASE ACTIVIST'S GLUED HANDS (AUDIO OF CHEERING) GIANT FLAGS VARIOUS OF POLICE OFFICERS TRYING TO RELEASE ACTIVIST'S GLUED HANDS (AUDIO OF CHEERING) ACTIVIST MAKING HEART SHAPE WITH HANDS AND BEING DRAGGED AWAY BY POLICE OFFICERS YOUNG PROTESTERS CHEERING ACTIVIST BEING PLACED ON STRETCHER AND PROTESTERS SHOUTING (English): "EXTINCTION REBELLION"
- Embargoed: 21st October 2019 18:33
- Keywords: Climate politics Trafalgar Square London Extinction Rebellion
- Location: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- City: LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Environment,Climate Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001B03NDQF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Climate change activists glued themselves to railings, blocking London's iconic Trafalgar Square on Monday (October 7) on the first day of planned peaceful civil disobedience.
Activists remained glued to the railing structure until police officers escorted them away one by one with stretchers and ropes as a growing crowd of protesters gathered to watch.
Extinction Rebellion activists blocked roads, bridges and squares all over London's government district of Westminster on Monday to call on politicians to take urgent action to curb carbon emissions.
London's Metropolitan Police arrested 217 activists taking part in protests organised by the climate change protest group, the police said on Monday.
(Production: Ben Makori, George Sargent, Iona Serrapica) - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
- Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2019. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
- Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
