Environmental activists have thrown Germany into chaos after glueing themselves to the runways of four airports.
A total of eight people are involved in the protests, a statement issued by the group said, with Berlin, Cologne/Bonn, Nuremberg and Stuttgart targeted.
It added. “Air traffic is currently suspended or restricted at all four locations.
“Two people in orange safety vests each expressed their resistance by displaying banners with the words ‘Oil kills’ and ‘Sign the treaty’. The runways were not entered.”
“Protest at BER, Stuttgart, Nuremberg & Cologne/Bonn airports!
“8 people are currently disrupting air traffic. The climate catastrophe is so much more frightening than any threat of punishment: it is destroying the future of us all! Our very existence is at stake!”
PolitizeiMittelfranken said of Nuremberg: “Flight operations have been suspended.
“Work is already underway to remove the people from the runway.”
Cologne/Bonn airport also confirmed all flights were suspended, with a post on its official X account saying: “On Thursday, August 15, 2024, unauthorised persons gained access to the airside area of the airport grounds in Cologne/Bonn.
“Flight operations are currently suspended due to the police operation.
“Further information will follow as soon as it is available.”
Operations at Berlin and Stuttgart were apparently unaffected.
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