London climate-change arrests top 120 on second day of street protests
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS APRIL 16, 2019 / 3:55 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
London climate-change arrests top 120 on second day of street protests
LONDON (Reuters) - Police have arrested more than 120 people in two days of protests after climate-change activists blocked some of London’s most important junctions including Oxford Circus and Marble Arch, causing traffic chaos.
The protests, led by British climate group Extinction Rebellion, brought parts of central London to a standstill again on Tuesday.
Extinction Rebellion, which generated headlines with a semi-nude protest in the House of Commons earlier this month, is demanding the government reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.
Police said they had to strike the right balance between allowing the right to peaceful protest while ensuring disruption to communities was kept at a minimum.
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