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08:37 EDT, 7 April 2021
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Extinction Rebellion activists have smashed the windows of Barclays Bank s headquarters in London with hammers in protest at capitalism fuelling a climate catastrophe .
Seven women attached stickers reading in case of climate emergency break glass , before damaging the windows in Canary Wharf at around 7am today.
The protesters, who wore patches on their clothes bearing the words better broken windows than broken promises , then sat down and waited to be arrested.
The group said the action was part of its Money Rebellion against the capitalist system which used nonviolent direct action, causing damage to property to prevent and draw attention to greater damage .
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Seven protesters from environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion have used hammers and chisels to break windows at Barclays in Canary Wharf.
The women put stickers on the glass that read “In case of climate emergency break glass”, before damaging the windows at around 7am on Wednesday.
Broken glass at the bank HQ (Joao Daniel Pereira/Extinction Rebellion/PA)
They then sat down and waited to be arrested.
The protesters, wearing patches on their clothes that read “Better broken windows than broken promises”, accuse Barclays of investing too much in fossil fuels.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at approximately 7.13am on Wednesday April 7 to reports of a demonstration outside a commercial premises in Churchill Place, Canary Wharf.
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