Greenpeace Boss Arrested After US Embassy Protest
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Greenpeace UK co-executive director Will McCallum is among six arrested following a protest outside the US embassy in London. Activists dyed a pond red to highlight US arms sales to Israel, causing damage to the embassy's water supply. Greenpeace claims the dye was non-toxic, but the Metropolitan Police arrested the protestors on suspicion of criminal damage and conspiracy. The embassy condemned the property damage while supporting the right to peaceful protest. Greenpeace denounced the arrests as an attack on the right to protest.
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