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“Just Stop Oil” activists dragged from the road by angry motorists

The Met Police said 26 arrests were made on Saturday for wilful obstruction of the highway

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Activists from the Just Stop Oil environmental group were dragged away by angry members of the public after launching a 15th day of protests by blocking a busy road in east London.

Shortly after midday 29 supporters of the group sat down on the tarmac at the junction of Shoreditch High Street and Great Eastern Street causing gridlock on the surrounding roads.

Some protesters glued themselves to the road surface, while others held up banners demanding an end to the use of fossil fuels.

But frustrated motorists who were caught up in the road chaos reacted by physically dragging some of the activists out of the way.

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The Met Police said 26 arrests were made on Saturday for wilful obstruction of the highway.

Members of Just Stop Oil have been carrying out daily action throughout October as part of a campaign to persuade the Government to halt all new oil and gas licences.

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