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July 13, 2015

London: Environmentalists Lock Down on Heathrow Runway 
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In London, environmental activists chained themselves together on the
runway at Heathrow Airport to protest plans to build a third runway. The
protesters cut through a fence and locked down on the northern runway,
prompting a number of flight cancellations. They are from a group called
"Plane Stupid," which seeks to highlight the role of the airline
industry in climate change.

 

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