UK police say total of climate activists arrested passes 750

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London police arrest over 750 climate change activists during the protests organised by climate group Extinction Rebellion

Climate change activists are seen during an Extinction Rebellion protest at Oxford Circus in London, Britain April 19, 2019.

The protests, organised by climate group Extinction Rebellion, have for several days disrupted travel through parts of central London, including at Marble Arch and Waterloo Bridge. Extinction Rebellion has called for non-violent civil disobedience to force the British government to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2025 and stop what it calls a global climate crisis.

A climate change activist is detained during the Extinction Rebellion protest on Waterloo Bridge in London, Britain April 20, 2019. The police reiterated that protests were only allowed to continue at Marble Arch.

 

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