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London: Environmentalists Lock Down on Heathrow Runway

HeadlineJul 13, 2015

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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