Police remove Greta Thunberg from blocking Swedish parliament


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) -Swedish police on Tuesday forcibly removed Greta Thunberg and other climate activists who were blocking the entrance to parliament for a second day, driving them away in a police van.

Two police officers had lifted Thunberg and dragged her some 20 metres from the door she had been obstructing before putting her down on the ground.

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