PHOTO: Extinction Rebellion activists block the road at the Palace in Oslo
On Tuesday, around 100 activists from Extinction Rebellion blocked the intersection of Frederiks gate and Karl Johans gate below the Palace in Oslo.
“Multiple demonstrators have chained themselves together with plastic pipes at the intersection. There is a good dialogue and atmosphere at the site,” the Oslo Police District wrote on Twitter.
The police have set up roadblocks to secure the 100 activists and redirect traffic.
“We are protesting against the Norwegian government’s decision to drill for more oil. It exacerbates an already escalating climate crisis,” the group’s spokesperson Arvid Gudmundsson told the newspaper Avisa Oslo.
On Monday, the group staged a protest at the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, at Majorstukrysset, and at Ankerbrua.
The group announced that it would carry out more demonstrations in Oslo in the coming days.
Source: © NTB Scanpix / #Norway Today / #NorwayTodayNews
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