Climate Nutter Protests
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Nine Just Stop Oil activists arrested near London's Heathrow Airport
Airport operations were not disrupted. The arrests were made under Britain's Public Order Act.
"At around 9 a.m., seven Just Stop Oil supporters were arrested at two locations on the perimeter road outside Heathrow. At around 10:50am, the Metropolitan Police confirmed a further two had been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to disrupt Heathrow," Just Stop Oil said in a statement.
The group is demanding Britain work with other nations to establish a treaty to end extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030.
"Our new government must take swift and meaningful action to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030, by establishing a legally binding treaty to phase out fossil fuels. Anything less is a death sentence," Sally Davidson, one of the arrested activists, said in a statement.
Metropolitan Police in London said the arrests "prevented significant disruption to the airport and the traveling public."
A Just Stop Oil video posted on its X account showed police arresting the activists.