Climate activists sought to disrupt operations at several UK and European airports, including Heathrow, on Wednesday (24 July) in the latest sign that groups are increasingly open to taking direct action.
Climate activists glued themselves onto the tarmac at Cologne-Bonn airport (Credit: Letzte Generation)
Nine Just Stop Oil activists were arrested at two locations along Heathrow’s perimeter road as part of what they described as an "international uprising" against the use of fossil fuels under a new "Oil Kills" banner. Operations at the UK’s busiest airport have continued unaffected.
Earlier on Wednesday, supporters of environmental group Letzte Generation (Last Generation) gained access to the airfield at Cologne-Bonn airport in Germany and glued themselves to the runway.
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