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Nine climate change campaigners have been arrested after ending their protest on a chimney stack at an Oxfordshire power station. | |
They forced their way into Didcot Power Station at about 0530 GMT on Monday. | |
The group came down at 0430 GMT on Wednesday and were immediately arrested, bringing the total number of arrests to 20. | |
RWE npower, which owns the plant, said power generation had not been affected during the protest. | RWE npower, which owns the plant, said power generation had not been affected during the protest. |
The protesters took flags and a banner reading "Climate Justice" with them. | The protesters took flags and a banner reading "Climate Justice" with them. |
'Security upgrade' | |
On Monday, police arrested six men and five women in the coal conveyor building on suspicion of aggravated trespass. | On Monday, police arrested six men and five women in the coal conveyor building on suspicion of aggravated trespass. |
Four women and five men, who had climbed to the top of the chimney stack, were arrested on suspicion of the same offence on Wednesday. | |
The group, who met at the Camp for Climate Action earlier this year, used power tools to cut through gates at the power station. | |
A spokeswoman for RWE npower said: "We were going through a full security upgrade with enhanced fences and lighting. | |
"It was unfortunate it wasn't completed when the protesters turned up on Monday." | |
Police officers are at the site collecting evidence. |
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