Police say they have arrested more than 120 people after climate change protesters blocked major bridges and intersections in central London, bringing traffic to a standstill. The group Extinction Rebellion is organizing several weeks of civil disobedience against what it says is the failure to tackle the causes of climate change. Colin Wingrove said police were dealing with a number of demonstrations in central London which had had a significant impact on public transit. After hours of disruption, police ordered the group to confine protests to Marble Arch, beside Hyde Park. Scores of demonstrators who refused to move were arrested — 122 by early Tuesday afternoon — and traffic movement was slowed in several parts of central London.

Source: ABC News April 16, 2019 09:15 UTC