Police detain 185 climate protesters at Brussels car show 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy ReutersBRUSSELS – Police detained 185 protesters in central Brussels on Saturday after the environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion staged demonstrations at a car show in protest at the auto industry’s role in CO2 emissions that cause climate change. A member and former spokesman for the group, Christophe Meierhans, said Extinction Rebellion targeted the car industry because it told “a lot of lies in order to sell more cars”. The protesters were quickly taken away by police and the show’s security personnel briefly blocked access to the area. The show’s organizers said in a statement they expected 500,000 visitors to visit the 10-day car show, the largest of its kind in the country.

Source: Manila Bulletin January 19, 2020 06:15 UTC