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Thousands block roads in Extinction Rebellion protests across London
Climate group occupies major landmarks in campaign that could last several days
- Matthew Taylorand Damien Gayle
- The Guardian
Thousands of people have blocked well-known landmarks and a bridge in central London, bringing widespread disruption to the capital in a “climate rebellion” that organisers say could last several days.
Parents and young children joined older people, scientists, teachers and long-term environmentalists to occupy major junctions and demand urgent action over the escalating ecological crisis.
The protests are part of a global campaign organised by the…