Protesters disrupt access to Heathrow airport


  • World
  • Thursday, 26 Nov 2015

A handout image provided by the Plane Stupid group shows climate change activists from Plane Stupid blocking a inbound tunnel at Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, 26 November 2015. - EPA

LONDON, Nov 26, 2015 (AFP) - A group of environmental campaigners opposed to the expansion of London’s Heathrow Airport disrupted access for passengers to Europe’s busiest hub on Thursday, police and airport officials said.

Police said they had arrested five people and taken away three vehicles used in the protest against plans to build a third runway at Heathrow which are currently under consideration.

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