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Police arrest 17 Just Stop Oil protesters at Heathrow after action at departure gate
Protesters use fire extinguishers to spray paint onto departure boards at Heathrow, July 30, 2024

SEVEN Just Stop Oil activists were arrested after they blocked access to departure gates at Heathrow airport today.

The protest was part of the Oil Kills movement, a wave of actions co-ordinated by groups across 12 countries that have targeted 20 airports so far.

The climate groups are demanding that their governments establish a fossil fuel treaty to end the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030.

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