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LONDON (Reuters) -Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police in London on Tuesday, a Reuters witness reported, after she addressed protesters at a demonstration against oil and gas companies in the centre of the city. Thunberg, who became the face of young climate activists worldwide after staging weekly protests in front of the Swedish parliament in 2018, has this year been detained by police or removed from protests in Sweden, Norway and Germany. Video footage showed Thunberg, wearing a badge with the slogan 'Oily Money Out' standing calmly as two police officers spoke to her. London's Metropolitan Police did not immediately provide a statement when contacted by Reuters. (Reporting by Toby Melville, wiritng by Sarah Young, editing by UK bureau)
Persons: Greta Thunberg, Thunberg, Wael Sawan, Toby Melville, wiritng, Sarah Young Organizations: London's Metropolitan Police, Reuters, Environmental, Greenpeace, Shell Locations: London, Thunberg, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Mayfair
Climate activist Greta Thunberg detained by police in London
  + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
LONDON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Climate activist Greta Thunberg was detained by police in London on Tuesday, a Reuters witness reported, after she addressed protesters at a demonstration against oil and gas companies in the centre of the city. Thunberg, who became the face of young climate activists worldwide after staging weekly protests in front of the Swedish parliament in 2018, has this year been detained by police or removed from protests in Sweden, Norway and Germany. Video footage showed Thunberg, wearing a badge with the slogan 'Oily Money Out' standing calmly as two police officers spoke to her. [1/5]Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg is detained during an Oily Money Out and Fossil Free London protest in London, Britain, October 17, 2023. Reporting by Toby Melville, wiritng by Sarah Young, editing by UK bureauOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons: Greta Thunberg, Thunberg, Clodagh, Wael Sawan, Toby Melville, wiritng, Sarah Young Organizations: REUTERS, Metropolitan Police, Reuters, Environmental, Greenpeace, Shell, Thomson Locations: London, Thunberg, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Swedish, Britain, Mayfair
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