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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

Greenpeace protesters climb the Shard – in pictures

Greenpeace Shard: The six female protesters begin their unauthorised ascent of the skyscraper
The six begin their unauthorised ascent of the skyscraper shortly after 4am Photograph: David Sandison/Greenpeace
Greenpeace Shard: The six women climbers (left to right) Sabine Huyghe (Belgium), Sandra Lamb
The climbers before their ascent, from left: Sabine Huyghe (Belgium), Sandra Lamborn (Sweden), Victoria Henry (Canada), Ali Garrigan (UK), Wiola Smul (Poland) and Liesbeth Debbens (Netherlands) Photograph: David Sandison/Greenpeace
Greenpeace Shard: An activist (bottom left) makes her way slowly up the Shard
An activist (bottom left) makes her way up the Shard Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
Greenpeace Shard: A member of the team in action
A member of the team in action Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA
Greenpeace Shard: People watch the Greenpeace protesters climb
Watching the Greenpeace protesters climb Photograph: Sang Tan/AP
Greenpeace Shard: The Shard is the tallest building in western Europe
The tallest building in western Europe, the Shard is 310m high Photograph: Sang Tan/AP
Greenpeace Shard: Two of the climbers Liesbeth and Sabine about halfway up
Two of the climbers, Liesbeth and Sabine, about halfway up Photograph: Greenpeace
Greenpeace Shard: A policeman and emergency services personnel watch
Police and emergency services personnel watch Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA
Greenpeace Shard: Protesters climbed with the intention of highlighting the environmental dam
Protesters climbed with the intention of highlighting the environmental damage caused by Shell's drilling for oil in the Arctic
Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty
Greenpeace Shard: Reflected in a nearby building, Greenpeace protesters climb up The Shard
Reflected in a nearby building, the Greenpeace protesters make their ascent Photograph: Sang Tan/AP
greenpeace shard: Greepeace protest on Shard
..and they make it to the top Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA
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