Anti-racism protesters block roads to airports
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ACTIVISTS from Britain’s Black Lives Matter movement blocked the main road into London Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, yesterday as part of a nationwide day of protests against racism.
Ten people were arrested during the protest, which brought traffic to a standstill at the peak of the holiday season, while another five were held for blocking a road to Birmingham airport in central England, police said.
Black Lives Matter UK had called for a national “Shutdown” to mark the fifth anniversary of the police shooting of Londoner Mark Duggan, whose death in 2011 spark several nights of rioting in cities across England.
“Five years ago. One day after they killed Mark Duggan. One day before the riots. A moment for rage, reflection and rebuilding. A moment for coordinated nationwide action,” said BLMUK on its Facebook page.
The group, inspired by the US protest movement against police shootings of black men, has highlighted British deaths in police custody and the fact that black people in Britain are more likely to be arrested and jailed.
Pictures circulating on social media showed a small number of protesters blocking the link road from a major motorway to Heathrow holding a banner reading “This is a crisis.”
London’s Metropolitan police said they had arrested 10 people after a group blocked the M4 slip road to the airport at around 8:30am.
Four had been taken into custody but by midday, officers were still trying to release another six who had “locked” on to each other, it said in a statement.
“One lane (of the road) remains closed to ensure the safety of protesters and officers,” it said.
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