Extinction Rebellion: Arrests As Activists Smash Doors At London HQ Of Oil Giant Shell

Graffiti on the building read “Shell kills” and “Lies, lies, lies”.
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Environmental protestors have attacked the London headquarters of oil giant Shell as demonstrators elsewhere seek to disrupt traffic across the capital.

At least three activists were arrested after graffiti was drawn onto the company’s base near Waterloo and plate glass doors were broken.

Images and videos posted to social media showed one woman’s hand apparently attached to a door beside a sign which read: “My hands are glued to this surface.”

Pictures showed graffiti on the building read “Shell kills” and “Lies, lies, lies”.

Activists appeared to scale scaffolding at the side of an entrance, before climbing onto a glass canopy.

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A man was seen beside graffiti at Shell's London headquarters.
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A woman was seen with her hand apparently glued to the side of glass doors at Shell Centre in central London.
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A police officer attends the demonstration at Shell's HQ in Waterloo.
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At least one arrest has been made following the protest at Shell HQ, according to reports.
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Security workers were seen attempting to respond to the protestors.

Campaigners Extinction Rebellion said they aimed to cause more than £6,000 in damage so they can be tried by a jury in the Crown Court.

It came as the climate group claimed thousands of people were attending protests in the capital.

Dozens of protestors were seen blocking Waterloo Bridge, just yards from the Shell building, with some demonstrators seen assembling a makeshift garden on the busy thoroughfare.

Protest organisers said in a statement: “For decades, Shell has known of the effects of C02 pollution and its role in the current ecological catastrophe.

“Yet it has done nothing but cover up and deny the truth about fossil fuels and their effects on our atmosphere.”

Shell said: “We respect the right of everyone to express their point of view, we only ask that they do so with their safety and the safety of others in mind”.

Scotland Yard said: “At this stage, three males [no further details] have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and are being taken to a central London police station.”