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Extinction Rebellion: Six arrested after Olympians scale oil tanker

Six people have been arrested after climate change activists, including two Olympians, scaled an oil tanker.

Termination Rebellion dissidents encompassed the Shell big hauler in Bayswater Road in London in fight at the utilization of petroleum products.Gold decoration winning canoeist Etienne Stott and mariner Laura Baldwin had stuck themselves to the highest point of the big hauler, Extinction Rebellion said.The Met said six captures for vehicle obstruction had been made.It isn’t known whether the two Olympians were among those captured.Mr Stott said he needed to “upset the poisonous petroleum product industry”.The Met said dissenters had been strolling through focal London and “halted at different areas along their undefined course, causing disturbance”.In no time before 18:00 BST, a man and a lady ascended two support points on Marble Arch to raise a green standard with “End petroleum products now” on it.A gathering of eight activists later locked themselves on to a vehicle in the street, while two stuck themselves to the rooftop.Officials cleared the street and a few group were confined.The gathering said the “profoundly troublesome” activity would end a run of 10 days of fights.In an explanation on Twitter, the Met said: “We went to Bayswater Road at roughly 08:50 BST to manage various dissenters who had jumped on an oil big hauler.”We have made six captures for vehicle impedance. The street is currently open.”On Friday dissenters hindered four of London’s most active extensions and impeded doorways to significant protection commercial center Lloyd’s of London recently.

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