Extinction Rebellion block street outside lower house after failing to gain entry

Around 30 activists from the group Extinction Rebellion blocked traffic on Prague’s Thunová St. outside the Czech Chamber of Deputies on Thursday morning. The protesters were calling for the government to declare a state of climate emergency and to discuss measures to combat climate change. A day earlier MPs had approved a state of emergency in view of the Covid situation.

The Czech News Agency reported that the activists had earlier tried unsuccessfully to enter the lower house. The police said security had detained 10 people and handed them over to them after they ignored calls to leave the building.