U.K. police arrest more than 100 in climate change protests

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Climate change protesters blocked major bridges and intersections in central London, bringing traffic to a standstill

The road is blocked by demonstrators during a climate protest at Marble Arch in London, on April 16, 2019.Police say they have arrested more than 120 people after climate change protesters blocked major bridges and intersections in central London, bringing traffic to a standstill.

Chief Supt. Colin Wingrove said police were dealing with a number of demonstrations in central London which had had a significant impact on public transit. He said 55 bus routes had to be shut down and roughly 500,000 people had been affected.Police officers remove protesters from a blockade on Waterloo Bridge during the second day of a coordinated protest by the Extinction Rebellion group on April 16, 2019 in London.

After hours of disruption, police ordered the group to confine protests to Marble Arch, beside Hyde Park. Scores of demonstrators who refused to move were arrested – 122 by early Tuesday afternoon – and traffic movement was slowed in several parts of central London.

 

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Is there even a 100 people there Doesn’t look like thousands as previously claimed by media....

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