London (CNN)A group of Black Lives Matter activists whose
protest temporarily shut down a London airport Tuesday have been
arrested and removed from the runway, police said.
Flights were suspended at London City Airport after nine
protesters locked themselves together on the runway and erected
a tripod, London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
Black Lives Matter UK, a network of anti-racism activists, said
in a statement that the action was taken to protest Britain's
"environmental impact on the lives of black people locally and
globally."
The police said the protesters were arrested on suspicion of
aggravated trespass, being unlawfully airside and breaching
London City Airport bylaws, and were taken into custody. The
statement was issued nearly six hours after police were alerted
of the protest.
London City Airport tweeted that the runway has since reopened,
and it advised passengers to check with their airlines for
flight information.
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