London police arrest 5 over deliberate Heathrow drone protest

British police say they’ve arrested 5 individuals over a plan by environmental activists to fly drones close to Heathrow Airport.

The Metropolitan Police power says three males and two ladies, aged between their 20s and their 50s, have been arrested in London “on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a public nuisance.”

A gaggle calling itself Heathrow Pause deliberate to disrupt Heathrow with drones on Friday to protest plans for a 3rd runway at Europe’s busiest airport.

The group mentioned members Roger Hallam and Mike Lynch-White have been arrested whereas being interviewed at a restaurant by a German journal. Three others have been detained in north London.

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor mentioned Thursday’s arrests have been “a proportionate response to stopping prison exercise that might considerably impression on a serious piece of nationwide infrastructure.”