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Naval dockyard protesters charged over road blocking stunt | |
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Two protesters have been charged with obstructing a road after a car was parked across the main entrance to the Devonport naval base . | |
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 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. |
Devonport is the repair and refuelling base for the Royal Navy's fleet of nuclear missile 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. |