Extinction Rebellion: Six arrested after Olympians scale oil tankeron April 16, 2022 at 11:19 am

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Extinction Rebellion protesters, including two Olympians, scaled the tanker in London.

Extinction Rebellion protesters on oil tanker

Image source, Extinction Rebellion

Climate change activists including two Olympians have climbed on top of an oil tanker in a protest against the use of fossil fuels.

Extinction Rebellion protesters have surrounded the Shell tanker on Bayswater Road in London.

Gold medal-winning canoeist Etienne Stott said he wanted to “disrupt the toxic fossil fuel industry”.

The group said “highly disruptive” action would end a run of 10 days of protests.

Olympic sailor Laura Baldwin and Mr Stott have glued themselves to the tanker, Extinction Rebellion said.

On Friday protesters blocked four of London’s busiest bridges and blocked entrances to major insurance marketplace Lloyd’s of London earlier this week.

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