Activists block the road near Marble Arch on the second day of an environmental protest by the Extinction Rebellion group, in London on April 16 2019. Picture: AFP/DANIEL LEAL-OLIVASMore than 100 people have been arrested in climate change protests in London that brought parts of the British capital to a standstill, police said on Tuesday.
The protests were organised by the campaign group Extinction Rebellion, which was established in 2019 in Britain by academics and has become one of the world’s fastest-growing environmental movements. “The information and intelligence available at this time means that that Met feels this action is necessary in order to prevent the demonstrations from causing ongoing serious disruption,” the police said.
Spokesman James Fox said the group had attempted to maintain a blockade overnight at four sites in central London before the police came to impose the new restriction.
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