Environmentalist group continues protest in London

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) - An environmentalist group continued their protest for the second day in central London.

At least one protester has been arrested by the police on Tuesday afternoon near Downing Street as the protesters stormed the main road hosting the government offices, according to an Anadolu Agency correspondent on the ground.

The traffic came to a complete standstill in the Parliament Street as more than 200 Extinction Rebellion protesters marched through the adjacent Parliament Square.

The environmentalist group demand swift action from the government against climate change.

The protests in London’s various locations are planned for two weeks.

In 2019, more than 1,600 Extinction Rebellion members were arrested in similar protests.