Several Extinction Rebellion protesters have now been detained by police near Marble Arch
Protesters descended on Hyde Park on Saturday for "highly disruptive mass action" following several days of protests against new fossil fuel investments.
The group had prepared the disruption ahead of time, getting hold of a black limousine and parking it to block the road whilst activists to glue themselves to it. During the "mass action" some climate campaigners were spotted playing on DJ decks whilst other lit flares, played bongos and climbed the 45-foot-tall Marble Arch.Campaigners who had locked themselves to a car in the middle of the road are being removed by police officers and arrested.The Met Police said: "There is still a number of protestors on Marble Arch causing significant traffic disruption.
"Protestors have locked onto a stationary vehicle in the middle of the road, this vehicle is believed to be their own.from cars & pollution & given it back to the people. We've got a Soundsystem, DJs & Swampy halfway up the arch !
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