A dozen activists marched on Cambridge Heath Road at around 4pm, bringing traffic to a halt - and prompting a furious cabbie to flash activists the middle finger. Police have made multiple arrests.
Images show Just Stop Oil standing in road during rush hour in Bethnal Green. Metropolitan Police confirms 13 arrests following latest attention-seeking actionJust Stop Oil have brought chaos to the streets of the capital yet again after halting traffic in East London with the third slow march to plague motorists this week.
Just Stop Oil claims its activists were then 'kettled' by the Metropolitan Police shortly after 4.30pm, with all 12 arrested for allegedly breaching Section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023 and other arrested, it says, leafleting. The Metropolitan Police have confirmed 13 protesters have been arrested following the action in East London
'At 16:08hrs the group entered Cambridge Heath Road in Bethnal Green. Officers made arrested under Section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023 and re-opened the road a short time later'. It comes amid pro-Palestine rallies set to dominate the UK this weekend, as well as sporting fixtures and dozens of other events scheduled for Bonfire Night.
Dozens of people have been charged amid a ramping-up in action by JSO this week and dozens have since been charged.
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