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Extinction Rebellion protesters block London’s Tower Bridge

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Extinction Rebellion protesters block London’s Tower Bridge

TEA TIME. Police officer stands by Extinction Rebellion climate demonstrators attending a protest nearby the roadblock by Tower Bridge during a protest in London, Britain, August 30, 2021.

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The group accuses the finance industry of funding climate change

Demonstrators from the Extinction Rebellion group, which is demanding urgent action by governments and business to limit climate change and biodiversity loss, staged a sit-down protest that stopped traffic from using Tower Bridge in London on Monday, August 30.

A Reuters photographer saw around 200 protesters taking part in the demonstration at the north end of the bridge while groups of police officers tried to prevent others from joining.

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Extinction Rebellion is targeting the City of London financial district – located close to Tower Bridge – in a two-week series of protests. The group accuses the finance industry of funding climate change.

Police later said the bridge had been reopened and 11 people had been arrested in relation to protests by the group on Monday, taking the total number of arrests since the start of the demonstrations on August 22 to 367. – Rappler.com

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