Protesters of the extinction rebellion block the Tower Bridge in London

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LONDON, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Protesters in the Extinction Rebellion group, which is calling for urgent action by governments and businesses to curb climate change and biodiversity loss, staged a failed protest on Monday. serve traffic on Tower Bridge in London.

A Reuters photographer saw about 200 protesters taking part in the demonstration at the north end of the bridge as groups of police officers tried to prevent others from joining.

Extinction Rebellion is aimed at the financial district of the city of London, located near Tower Bridge, in a series of two-week protests. The group accuses the financial industry of financing climate change.

Police later said the bridge had reopened and 11 people had been arrested in connection with the group’s protests on Monday, which took the total number of arrests since the protests began from 22 to 367. of August.

Report by Tom Nicholson and Juby Babu Written by William Schomberg; edition by Barbara Lewis and Sandra Maler

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