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Kirsty McKenzie

Climate change protest in Edinburgh sees 29 people arrested

Almost 30 people have been arrested after bringing parts of Edinburgh to a standstill as part of a climate change protest in the capital.

Around 150 people from the group, Extinction Rebellion took to the streets on Tuesday demanding the government halt a "sixth mass extinction".

They were seen holding banners and creating a line across the road in the city centre.

Protesters from Extinction Rebellion have taken to the streets of Edinburgh (Twitter)

Climate change protesters bring Edinburgh to a standstill by blocking North Bridge  

It has prevented access to the North Bridge and 29 people were arrested in connection with a breach of the peace.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "The protest by the Extinction Rebellion Group at the North Bridge area of Edinburgh came to an end at around 8.30pm this evening.

"29 people were arrested for breach of the peace. 17 of these were men and 12 were women."

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