UK Police Arrest 124 Climate Protesters Over Bridge Blockades

UK Police Arrest 124 Climate Protesters Over Bridge Blockades
Protesters from Insulate Britain blocking a road near to the Holiday Inn Express Motorway Airport in Manchester, England on Nov. 2, 2021. Peter Byrne/PA
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London police say they arrested a total of 124 climate protestors belonging to the Insulate Britain group over the blocking of two London bridges at the weekend.

The Metropolitan Police said on Nov. 22 that 30 people were held at Lambeth Bridge and another 94 at Vauxhall Cross near Vauxhall Bridge when the roads were blocked by demonstrators on Saturday.