Angry commuters clash with climate protesters after rail services were disrupted during rush hour in London
LONDON - Climate-change activists disrupted rail services in London on Thursday, sparking a clash between angry commuters and a protester who had climbed onto the roof of a London Underground train during rush hour.
“I’m doing this primarily for my grandchildren,” said Phil Kingston, 83, who had glued himself to a Docklands Light Railway train at Shadwell station in east London, and has been arrested multiple times at previous protests. “I’m just here to ring an alarm bell, to wake people up and say please open your eyes.”
The protestor then tried to kick away a commuter who clambered onto the carriage to drag him down. After a brief struggle the protestor was pulled to the platform, where he was swallowed by a crowd of people shoving and shouting before a member of the Tube staff intervened to restore order. British Transport Police said four arrests were made at Stratford and Canning Town stations, while specialist teams were working to remove four other protesters at Shadwell Docklands Light Railway station.“This illegal action is extremely dangerous, counterproductive and is causing unacceptable disruption to Londoners who use public transport to get to work,” said Mayor Sadiq Khan. “It is also an unfair burden on our already overstretched police officers.
People look at Extinction Rebellion protesters glued onto the train at the Shadwell DLR station in London, Britain in this still image obtained from social media video dated October 17, 2019. TWITTER @MAXIMUS3005/via REUTERS
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