British police said on Sunday they had arrested five people following the manure dump in front of the headquarters of the tabloid
The Daily Mail
, in London, as part of an action claimed by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion.
“At around 6:40 am, a group of protesters dumped manure from a truck in front of a building [in Kensington], police said.
They climbed onto the scaffolding outside the building and tied banners to it.
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A day of protest to "free the press"
Police arrested a sixth person, a 54-year-old man, who later attempted to dump manure in front of another building in the center of the British capital.
In a statement, Extinction Rebellion said it had dumped seven tons of horse manure in front of the entrance to the group that owns the
Daily Mail
as part of a day of protest to "free the press".
The group deplores that it is mainly controlled by “four billionaires” in the United Kingdom and accuses it of not properly accounting for the climate crisis.
A demonstration was also organized in central London in the afternoon.
In September 2020, Extinction Rebellion activists blocked printing presses, disrupting newspaper distribution.
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