Dozens of climate change protesters arrested over Melbourne bridge blockade

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Victoria Police say 36 people have been arrested after they refused to end their blockade of a bridge in central Melbourne

Dozens of climate protesters on a mission to shut down a bridge in Melbourne's CBD have been arrested while the rest have since packed up and left.

Organisers from the Extinction Rebellion movement had vowed to close Princes Bridge near Flinders Street Station on Saturday to raise awareness of the"climate crisis". Extinction Rebellion activists have blocked Princess Bridge, calling on the Australian government to step up efforts to combat climate change."The seriousness of the global climate crisis demands mass non-violent, disruptive action to get the kind of urgent change we need if we want to avoid catastrophe," spokeswoman Miriam Robinson said.

Victoria Police had formally warned protesters twice that if they did not move they would be arrested, before public order officers started to arrest people.One woman told AAP she received a summons for"sitting on a bridge".

 

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Place them on the terrorist watch list.

The1984Truth Told you they were mental. Idiots

I reckon the protesters get smart and use Sudanese refugees to confront Victoria Police then nothing will happen.

conviction and jail the only solution

Just the start. Get used to it. Even better if you join in.

Poor sad fools couldn't even tell you who Maurice Strong (Grandaddy of the IPCC) was , or his deep ties (Rockefeller's) and involvement within the oil industry. These 'activists' are parroting a narrative concocted by oligarchs, and perpetuated by the lying fake news media.

Looney leftists going to jail because mental asylums have been closed

I bet Dodgy Dan has blocked more traffic in Melbourne than anyone in history.

Good on you people

Throw them over the edge 😂💧

Warranted arrests. Protests don’t convey a message people want to support if you piss them off.

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