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UK police arrest more than 680 climate change protesters
Published: Apr 20, 2019
Crawled: Feb 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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UK police have arrested more than 680 climate change protesters as they say they aim to give businesses on London's Oxford Street a chance to return to 'business as usual'. Police also dismantled the pink ship in the centre of Oxford Circus which had been a focal point for climate change protesters this week. Officers kept a close circle on the boat throughout the day, and eventually managed to get the last activist off, before taking it apart and removing it. The boat bears the words 'Tell the Truth'. It had been moored to the street for the last five days. Earlier on Friday, actress Emma Thompson read a poem to the crowds while stood on the ship. Read More Our Apps
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- Article ID
- 6536
- Article Name
- 7dc0b3a1d381b7e2f15f876096e6935b
- Date Published
- Apr 20, 2019
- Date Crawled
- Feb 18, 2025 at 11:34 PM
- Newspaper Website
- skynews.com.au