US EditionArrests made after blood-red dye dumped into US embassy pond in Israel arms sales protest
- Six activists, including Will McCallum, were arrested for dumping non-toxic red dye into a pond outside the U.S. Embassy in London during a protest against U.S. Arms sales to Israel.
- The U.S. Senate voted against blocking $8.8 billion in arms sales to Israel, despite concerns over the ongoing war in Gaza.
- Areeba Hamid of Greenpeace stated that the U.S. Weapons fuel an indiscriminate war causing severe harm to Palestinians, asserting that the U.S. Has a responsibility for these actions.
- London's Metropolitan Police confirmed that five arrests were made on suspicion of criminal damage, clarifying that there was no security breach of the embassy grounds.
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Greenpeace Activists Arrested for Dyeing Embassy Pond Red
London police arrested six people Thursday after Greenpeace activists allegedly poured 79 gallons of blood-red dye into a pond at the US Embassy in the city. The protest was meant to oppose US arms sales to Israel, according to Greenpeace UK, which said a dozen activists poured "non-toxic, biodegradable dye...
British police arrest Greenpeace UK head over red-dye protest at U.S. embassy, group says
British police have arrested the UK head of Greenpeace, alongside five other activists, after they poured 300 liters of blood-red dye into a pond at the U.S. embassy on Thursday in protest against the U.S. sale of arms to Israel. Will McCallum, the environmental campaign group's UK head, and the…
United Kingdom arrests six activists after protest against the sale of weapons to Israel
They wanted to protest the sale of American weapons to Israel: six activists were arrested on Thursday, April 10 in London, including Greenpeace's co-director, United Kingdom. Police suspected them of criminal and deliberate damage, after pouring hundreds of litres of red dye into the pond bordering the American embassy, to represent the blood of Palestinians.
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