British police said Sunday (April 27) that they had arrested five people following the manure spill outside the headquarters of The Daily Mail tabloid in London, as part of an action claimed by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion.
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Around 6:40 am, a group of protesters dumped manure from a truck in front of a building
" in Kensington, police said. "
They climbed on the scaffolding outside the building and tied banners to it
." Police arrested a sixth person, a 54-year-old man, who later attempted to dump manure in front of another building in the center of the British capital.
In a statement, Extinction Rebellion said it had dumped seven tons of horse manure in front of the entrance to the group that owns the Daily Mail as part of a day of protest to "
free the press
". The group deplores that it is majority controlled by “
four billionaires
” in the United Kingdom and accuses it of not properly accounting for the climate crisis. A demonstration was also organized in central London in the afternoon. In September 2020, Extinction Rebellion activists blocked printing plants, disrupting newspaper distribution.
