Just Stop Oil activists glued to a north London road on the 22nd day of the group’s civil unrest campaign.
About 20 protesters stopped traffic in Upper Street in Islington, north London, on Saturday.
Metropolitan Police said: ‘Met officers are at the scene at Upper Street N1, where there are 16 Just Stop Oil protesters who have sat in the road, four of whom are locked to each other and six are glued to the road. ”
He continues: “Traffic in both directions is blocked. Police are arresting those who are not bonded or locked for willfully obstructing the freeway.
“A team of specialists are now on the scene dealing with those who are bonded and locked up, and they will be arrested once released.”
It was the latest development in a two-week series of protests organized by Just Stop Oil demanding that the government stop new licenses and fossil fuel production.
The Met later said the road had been cleared and traffic was flowing in both directions.
He added: “Police have arrested 17 protesters for willfully obstructing the motorway. They have been taken into custody at a central London police station.
Last week, activists from Just Stop Oil threw tomato soup on Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers, protected by glass, at the National Gallery in London.
The gallery has since confirmed that the painting was undamaged, saying in a statement that “there is some minor damage to the frame but the painting is unharmed”.
According to a Just Stop Oil statement on Saturday, police have made 554 arrests since the protests began two weeks ago.
Since its campaign began on April 1, Just Stop Oil says its supporters have been arrested more than 1,800 times, and seven people are currently in jail.
