Greta Thunberg, other climate activists block Swedish parliament entrances


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  • Monday, 11 Mar 2024

Climate activist Greta Thunberg blocks the entrance of the Swedish Parliament during a protest in Stockholm, Sweden March 11 2024. Christine Olsson/ TT News Agency/via REUTERS

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Greta Thunberg and dozens of other environmental campaigners blocked the main entrances to Sweden's parliament on Monday in a sit-down protest against the effects of climate change and what they said was political inaction.

"We are a group of young people who are blocking entrances to the Swedish Parliament, the Riksdag, to protest against the ongoing destruction of our life-supporting systems and of people already being killed as a result of the climate crisis," Thunberg said.

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