3 Arrested for Orchestrating Climate Protests on UK Motorway

3 Arrested for Orchestrating Climate Protests on UK Motorway
Protesters from Insulate Britain block the M25 motorway in London on Sept. 15, 2021. Handout photo issued by Insulate Britain/PA
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Three people have been arrested on suspicion of orchestrating a climate protest on the UK’s busiest motorway on Wednesday, the Metropolitan Police said.

The Met said that it also made 14 arrests for obstructing the M25. So far at least 88 people are known to have been arrested by UK police for Wednesday’s protests, during which activists blocked several junctions on the motorway.