国际英语资讯:Over 100 arrested as climate change protests continue blocking central London
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 16-- <span word="More">More</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="blocking">blocking</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="restricting">restricting</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="site">site</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Marble">Marble</span> <span word="Arch">Arch</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="disruption">disruption</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="lingered">lingered</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="sites">sites</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Waterloo">Waterloo</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="Square">Square</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> 55 <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="routes">routes</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="and">and</span> 500,000 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="of">of</span> 122 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span> <span word="by">by</span> 12:30 <span word="BST">BST</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arrests">arrests</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="breaching">breaching</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="instructing">instructing</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Marble">Marble</span> <span word="Arch">Arch</span>.</p><p><span word="Three">Three</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="criminal">criminal</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="vandalised">vandalised</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Shell">Shell</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Superintendent">Superintendent</span> <span word="Colin">Colin</span> <span word="Wingrove">Wingrove</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Metropolitan">Metropolitan</span> <span word="Police">Police</span> <span word="said">said</span>: "<span word="Ongoing">Ongoing</span> <span word="demonstrations">demonstrations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="causing">causing</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="disruption">disruption</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transport">transport</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Londoners">Londoners</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="business">business</span>...<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="incidents">incidents</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="arise">arise</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="protests">protests</span>, <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="Extinction">Extinction</span> <span word="Rebellion">Rebellion</span>, <span word="started">started</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="blocking">blocking</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="landmarks">landmarks</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Waterloo">Waterloo</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>, <span word="Marble">Marble</span> <span word="Arch">Arch</span>, <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="Square">Square</span>, <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="Circus">Circus</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Piccadilly">Piccadilly</span> <span word="Circus">Circus</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="demands">demands</span>: <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="climate">climate</span> <span word="change">change</span>", <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="zero">zero</span> <span word="by">by</span> 2025, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span>' <span word="assembly">assembly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="oversee">oversee</span> <span word="progress">progress</span>.</p>
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