Jury clears climate protesters of causing damage to HSBC London HQ
by Sandra Laville and agencies from Environment | The Guardian on (#6GE20)
Nine women used hammers and chisels to shatter building's windows in April 2021 as part of Extinction Rebellion protest
Nine climate protesters have been cleared by a jury of causing 500,000 worth of criminal damage to the windows at the headquarters of HSBC bank in London.
The women, who were all taking action as members of Extinction Rebellion, sang and chanted as they shattered the custom-made glass windows with hammers and chisels at about 7am on 22 April 2021.
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