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Fri Apr 8, 2022, 06:34 PM Apr 2022

Tower Bridge reopens after Extinction Rebellion protest

Source: BBC



Tower Bridge has reopened after an Extinction Rebellion (XR) protest, that saw two activists dangling over the Thames.

The pair used suspension cords to hang from the landmark and unfurl a banner reading, "End fossil fuels now".
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It comes after eight days of disruption at oil facilities caused by XR and the Just Stop Oil coalition.

Both groups are calling for an end to all new fossil fuel infrastructure as the government reviews its energy security in the wake of the Ukraine war.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-61029511

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