Extinction Rebellion CANCELS plan for Gatwick demo after furious East London commuters drag them off roof of Tube train and rough them up

• This morning London commuters furiously dragged a protester from the top of a train at Canning Town
• Extinction Rebellion demonstrators massed at Canning Town, Shadwell and Stratford underground stations
• Eight protesters have been arrested this morning bringing the total since last Monday to 1,711 arrests
• XR's efforts to disrupt public transport were met with a furious backlash from commuters and politicians
• An XR spokesman admitted it had been a 'huge own goal' and organisers cancelled a planned Gatwick protest
• On Monday evening the Metropolitan Police issued a Section 14 order which was designed to end disruption
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Furious London commuters dragged Extinction Rebellion protesters down from the top of a Tube train after demonstrators tried to cause travel chaos this morning.

As their eco-protest enters its 11th day XR activists launched a co-ordinated strike on three London Underground stations, clambering on top of carriages and glueing themselves to doors despite Monday's city-wide ban issued by the Met Police.

But their efforts to disrupt public transport were met with a furious backlash from commuters, industry groups and politicians leading one XR spokesman to admit the move had been a 'huge own goal'.

Video surfaced from Canning Town station of a protester seemingly being beaten and kicked by angry workers on the station platform having been dragged bodily from the top of a train.

Eight protesters arrested this morning brings the total since last Monday to 1,711 as police warn XR's antics are pulling officers from community policing and stretching resources to breaking point.

The group's leaders have called off a planned protest at Gatwick airport 'in light of' the response to the Tube disruption and a spokesman said thr group would 'take stock' before disrupting the Underground any further.

In addition to a furious backlash from commuters on the ground the move by Extinction Rebellion to target the Underground prompted criticism on Twitter even from longstanding allies

Four people were arrested at Canning Town and Stratford and a further four were arrested at Shadwell where protesters (including 83-year-old Phil Kingston, arrested today for the 13th time this year) had glued themselves to an electric DLR train.

This morning several videos surfaced of ugly scenes at Canning Town station, showing a bearded man walking on top of the train as a crush of commuters jeer at him to get down.

One throws a cup of coffee over the protester and a group then give ...



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