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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damien Gayle

XR protesters shut down central London bridges including Westminster

Demonstrators take part in an Extinction Rebellion protest on Westminster Bridge in central London
Demonstrators take part in an Extinction Rebellion protest on Westminster Bridge in central London on Friday. Photograph: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Several central London bridges, including Waterloo, Blackfriars and Westminster, have been shut down by protesting Extinction Rebellion activists.

The group has carried out a series of protests this week demanding an end to fossil fuels. On Friday afternoon, activists staged a series of sit-ins on the bridges, cutting off some of the main traffic arteries of the capital.

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