London:
Police in London on Monday warned activists from Extinction Rebellion they faced arrest right after the environmental stress group blockaded Tower Bridge, one of the capital’s most recognisable landmarks, to visitors.
The Metropolitan Police mentioned demonstrators, who are halfway via two weeks of promised protests in the British capital, had employed a van and a caravan to obstruct the world popular crossing.
“Officers were on scene almost immediately,” the force mentioned on Twitter.
“We are working with @CityPolice to get traffic moving again,” it added, referring to the neighbouring City of London police division accountable for the heart of the economic district.
“We’ll be warning those protesting that this obstruction of roads is unreasonable and they must disperse. If they do not move, they may be arrested,” the Met mentioned in a later update.
Extinction Rebellion kicked off a new round of disruptive protests last Monday, with thousands of climate modify activists due to the fact thronging central London to demonstrate against perceived worldwide inaction on the concern.
“Another Towering achievement from #ExtinctionRebellion as the world’s most famous bridge is BLOCKED,” the group’s UK arm tweeted Monday.
On Friday, hundreds protested in the City of London economic hub against the funding of fossil fuel industries by lenders in the so-referred to as Square Mile, as element of the ongoing action dubbed the Impossible Rebellion.
Police have arrested dozens more than the previous week, which includes 34 in the course of rallies on Sunday.
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