Article 4DM2T Police clear Extinction Rebellion protesters from Waterloo Bridge

Police clear Extinction Rebellion protesters from Waterloo Bridge

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Mattha Busby
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Police have cleared the remaining Extinction Rebellion activists from Waterloo Bridge in London, despite earlier calls on social media for people that were willing to be arrested to "go there and save it".

The roads around Parliament Square were cleared of protesters earlier on Sunday, with the northbound carriageway of Waterloo Bridge reopened to traffic by the evening. On Sunday night, police continued their operations, moving to remove the last activists, who had glued themselves to the bridge and to each other.

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