Extinction Rebellion protesters block London's Tower Bridge


  • World
  • Tuesday, 31 Aug 2021

Extinction Rebellion climate demonstrators attend a protest at London Bridge, London, Britain, August 30, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson

LONDON (Reuters) - Demonstrators from the Extinction Rebellion group, which is demanding urgent action by governments and business to limit climate change, staged a sit-down protest that stopped traffic from using Tower Bridge in London on Monday.

A Reuters photographer saw around 200 protesters taking part in the demonstration at the north end of the bridge while groups of police officers tried to prevent others from joining.

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