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Naval dockyard protesters arrested Naval dockyard protesters charged over road blocking stunt
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Two protesters who blocked access to the Devonport naval base have been arrested. Two protesters have been charged with obstructing a road after a car was parked across the main entrance to the Devonport naval base .
Ten members of the Tamarians, a local anti-nuclear group, parked a car across the main entrance at 06:00 BST and two members chained themselves to it. Members of the Tamarians, an anti-nuclear group, parked the car across the main entrance at 06:00 BST and two members chained themselves to it.
Devon & Cornwall Police said a 56-year-old man and 39-year-old woman were arrested on suspicion of obstructing the highway. Devon & Cornwall Police said a man and a woman from Somerset had been charged with wilful obstruction of the highway.
The group was protesting against the refitting of Vanguard-class submarines.The group was protesting against the refitting of Vanguard-class submarines.
Protestor Shirley Law said the group had exhausted all legal avenues. Devonport is the repair and refuelling base for the Royal Navy's fleet of nuclear missile submarines.
Devonport is the repair and refuelling base for the Royal Navy's fleet of nuclear submarines. It is also base for the navy's nuclear-powered hunter-killer Trafalgar-class submarines.
The protest caused heavy congestion in nearby roads.The protest caused heavy congestion in nearby roads.
The pair were released on police bail and are due to appear before city magistrates in August, police said.