Just Stop Oil protesters arrested as Met Police swoop in to stop plan to cause CHAOS at Heathrow Airport

Nine Just Stop Oil protesters have been arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport after attempting to cause disruption to the runway.

In footage shared on social media, the protest group arrived at the airport on bicycles before attempting to gain access through fencing towards the busy runways.

The group’s latest demonstration is an attempt to stop “all flights across Europe”, with protesters also targeting airports in Zurich and Geneva.

In a statement from the Met Police, they said: “Nine Just Stop Oil activists have been arrested this morning for conspiring to disrupt Heathrow Airport.

“Thanks to the work of officers involved, those arrested have been taken into custody, and the Met has prevented significant disruption to the airport and travelling public.”

Following the incident, a spokesperson for the group has called on the UK government to end fossil fuels by 2030.

Their statement reads: “We refuse to die for fossil fuels. Continued burning of oil, gas and coal, as we pass irreversible tipping points that threaten to spin our climate out of control in a rapidly accelerating way, is jeopardising the stability on which our entire society depends.

“This is not only irresponsible, it is an act of war against low lying island states and countries in the global south, who are already suffering devastating consequences as a result of our addiction to fossil fuels.

“Our political leaders must take action to protect our communities by working with other nations to establish a legally binding treaty to stop the extraction and burning of oil, gas and coal by 2030.”

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At around 9am, seven Just Stop Oil supporters were arrested at two locations on the perimeter road outside Heathrow. At around 10:50am, the Metropolitan Police confirmed a further two had been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to disrupt Heathrow.

German supporters of Last Generation have also blocked air traffic at Cologne Bonn Airport, causing international delays.

Meanwhile, supporters of Folk Mot Fossilmakta (People against Fossil Power) cut through a chain-link fence and sat next to a runway stopping flights departing from Oslo Gardermoen airport.