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December 9, 2008

50 Arrested at UK Airport Climate Protest
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In Britain, nearly fifty climate change activists have been charged with
aggravated trespass after they were arrested during a protest at
London’s Stansted Airport. The activists broke through an airport fence
and ran onto the runways, forcing fifty flights to be canceled. The
protest was organized by a group of activists trying to raise awareness
of the potential environmental impact of airport expansion.



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