London - The number of environmental
campaigners arrested during eight days of direct action in
London topped 1 000 on Monday, police said, adding that Waterloo
Bridge, one of the sites blockaded by the protests, had
re-opened to traffic.
Climate group Extinction Rebellion has targeted sites in
central London, such as Oxford Circus and Parliament Square, in
a campaign of non-violent civil disobedience with the aim of
stopping what it calls a global climate crisis.
Police said 1,065 people had been arrested in connection
with the protests, and they had charged 53 with offences
including obstructing the highway.
Oxford Circus and Parliament Square were re-opened to
traffic on Sunday, they said, while Waterloo Bridge was cleared
overnight.
Police had appealed to activists to move to Marble Arch,
where they are allowing protests to continue.
Swedish teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg
addressed crowds at Marble Arch on Sunday, urging them to never
give up their campaign to save the planet.