Article 6PF48 ‘Oil Kills’ protesters disrupt flights at airports across Europe in wave of action

‘Oil Kills’ protesters disrupt flights at airports across Europe in wave of action

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Ajit Niranjan European environment correspondent
from World news | The Guardian on (#6PF48)

Ten activists arrested at Heathrow, over 30 flights cancelled at Cologne-Bonn, and planes delayed or diverted

Climate activists acting under the banner oil kills" have glued themselves to the tarmac and grounded flights across Europe as holidaymakers attempt to make summer getaways.

In a wave of protests at airports from Oslo to Barcelona, activists disrupted flights and demanded that rich and polluting countries phase out fossil fuels by 2030. The protests, which the activists said had led to several arrests, came a day after climate scientists logged the world's hottest day on record.

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