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| London City Airport flights disrupted by Black Lives Matter protesters | London City Airport flights disrupted by Black Lives Matter protesters |
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| Flights have been disrupted at London City Airport after a group of Black Lives Matter protesters occupied a runway this morning. | Flights have been disrupted at London City Airport after a group of Black Lives Matter protesters occupied a runway this morning. |
| Police were called to the airport at 5.40am to reports protesters were demonstrating on the runway. | Police were called to the airport at 5.40am to reports protesters were demonstrating on the runway. |
| The protesters reportedly bypassed security by using a rubber dinghy to cross the docks. | The protesters reportedly bypassed security by using a rubber dinghy to cross the docks. |
| Seven of the nine protesters have been arrested, but two remain on the runway. | |
| A Met Police spokesperson said no arrests have been made and they are waiting for specialist resources to "unlock" the protesters. | A Met Police spokesperson said no arrests have been made and they are waiting for specialist resources to "unlock" the protesters. |
| Flights from the airport have been delayed and all flights due to land have been diverted to Gatwick and Southend airports. | Flights from the airport have been delayed and all flights due to land have been diverted to Gatwick and Southend airports. |
| In a statement, Black Lives Matter UK said: "This action was taken in order to highlight the UK's environmental impact on the lives of black people locally and globally. | In a statement, Black Lives Matter UK said: "This action was taken in order to highlight the UK's environmental impact on the lives of black people locally and globally. |
| "As the largest per capita contributor to global temperature change and yet among the least vulnerable to its deadly effects, the UK leads in ensuring that our climate crisis is a racist crisis." | "As the largest per capita contributor to global temperature change and yet among the least vulnerable to its deadly effects, the UK leads in ensuring that our climate crisis is a racist crisis." |
| The group added that the planned expansion of London City Airport "consigns the local community in Newham to further deterioration of their environment". | The group added that the planned expansion of London City Airport "consigns the local community in Newham to further deterioration of their environment". |
| The group says the airport caters to people working in financial services - making it a facility to help the wealthy. | |
| Black Lives Matter said "when black people in Britain are 28 percent more likely to be exposed to air pollution than their white counterparts, we know that environmental inequality is a racist crisis." | |
| A witness told the Evening Standard: "They got onto the runway using a rubber dinghy from the dock. | A witness told the Evening Standard: "They got onto the runway using a rubber dinghy from the dock. |
| "They are on the runway surrounded by police. I'm not sure if they are chained together but they are huddled together." | "They are on the runway surrounded by police. I'm not sure if they are chained together but they are huddled together." |
| Last month, Black Lives Matter staged protests in London, Birmingham, Nottingham and Manchester as part of a "nationwide shutdown" calling for greater awareness of discrimination against black and minority ethnic communities following a spate of shootings in the US. | Last month, Black Lives Matter staged protests in London, Birmingham, Nottingham and Manchester as part of a "nationwide shutdown" calling for greater awareness of discrimination against black and minority ethnic communities following a spate of shootings in the US. |
| Ten Black Lives Matter UK activists were arrested after demonstrating near Heathrow. | Ten Black Lives Matter UK activists were arrested after demonstrating near Heathrow. |
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