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50 Arrested at UK Airport Climate Protest

HeadlineDec 09, 2008

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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