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April 17, 2019

U.K.: Police Arrest 200+ Climate Activists Occupying Central London
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In London, climate activists from the group Extinction Rebellion
continued their campaign Tuesday, blocking major roads and bridges and
bringing traffic to a standstill. Demonstrators are demanding the
government commit to a zero-carbon economy by 2025. Police arrested over
200 people in London. We'll have more with two of the activists who
participated in the London protests after headlines: Extinction
Rebellion co-founder Clare Farrell and international environmental
lawyer Farhana Yamin, who was one of the people arrested.


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