UK police arrest 27 activists over alleged plans to disrupt airports

LONDON: British police said on Friday that they had arrested 27 climate activists accused of planning to disrupt airports over the upcoming summer holidays.

"We know Just Stop Oil are planning to disrupt airports across the country this summer which is why we have taken swift and robust action now," said Chief Superintendent Ian Howells who led the operation. Four were arrested at London's Gatwick airport on Tuesday and six others at a community centre in east London as part of an event which was promoting airport disruption, police said. The rest were detained at their homes around Britain.Just Stop Oil accused the police of acting unlawfully.

Last week, two of the group's members were arrested for spraying paint on Stonehenge and the following day similarly targeted private jets at London's Stansted airport.

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