Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Black Lives Matters Protester Storm London City Airport Runway, Disrupts Flights

                             Flights in and out of London City Airport have been disrupted after a group of Black Lives Matter demonstrators arched onto the runway at around 5.40am today (they are pictured above)

Black Lives Matter protesters have  brought to standstill,London City Airport, flight in and out has been disrupted by the group who got onto the tarmac around 5.40am after using boat to sail over Royal Docks .Police were called to the airport and the situation remains ongoing.the situation has stranded thousands of passengers. 
Flight has been diverted to  Southend in Essex and London Gatwick.
   A series of tweets sent from the Black Lives Matter official UK account said London City Airport was an airport 'for the wealthy', despite 40 per cent of residents in Newham - where the airport is based - living on £20,000 or less
 


     It is understood the group of demonstrators managed to get onto the tarmac at the airport after using a 'dinghy' to sail across the Royal Docks. They are pictured above
    Flights are now being diverted to Southend in Essex and London Gatwick as police on the scene continue to 'negotiate' with the protesters. Police are pictured on the scene  

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