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Sun Oct 6, 2019, 07:47 AM Oct 2019

London police arrest Extinction Rebellion activists before protest

From https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/05/london-police-arrest-extinction-rebellion-activists-in-advance-of-environment-protest

London police arrest Extinction Rebellion activists before protest
Officers raid building used by climate activists to store items for Westminster rally

Damien Gayle
Sat 5 Oct 2019 12.53 EDT First published on Sat 5 Oct 2019 10.29 EDT

Police have taken pre-emptive action against environmental protesters who are planning to cause disruption in Westminster.

Dozens of officers from the Metropolitan police’s territorial support group raided a building in Kennington, south London, where Extinction Rebellion activists were storing equipment to use in a demonstration next week.

Protesters had said they planned to block 12 sites in Westminster from Monday morning until their political demands were met.

Earlier this week, police had promised to be more agile and assertive in dealing with the group after their demonstrations in April shut down parts of London for more than a week.

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