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PICTURES: Police step in at Extinction Rebellion Clean Up Your Act climate protest event outside city bank

By Ian Duncan
- ian.duncan@hnmedia.co.uk
Published: 08:53, 20 October 2020
 | Updated: 08:55, 20 October 2020

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Police had to step in after a man tried to disrupt the latest protest by Extinction Rebellion (XR) Highland activists in Inverness on Friday.

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He had bumped into speaker John Lardner, who then fell to the ground as a result.

The Clean Up Your Act event was staged outside Barclays Bank, in Union Street, to show opposition to investment in fossil fuel financing.

Mr Lardner, who was unhurt following the incident said: “He didn’t say anything to me, but he bumped into me and I was knocked off my feet. The police were on to him straight away.”

He said he was impressed with the way the situation was handled and, otherwise, the event had been a success.

“It went extremely well. It was short but I think we got our message across,” he said. “There weren’t a huge amount of people watching but they stayed to watch the performance.”

The protest aimed to highlight the link between fossil fuels and the threat to the planet from climate change.

Related: Ross-shire demonstrators take climate concerns to Dingwall High Street

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