PROTESTERS opposing plans to expand Leeds Bradford Airport staged a ‘die-in’, causing a Council meeting to be suspended.
Around 30 people had come to observe Leed's City Council’s discussions on plans for Leeds Bradford Airport to rebuild its terminal, at Leeds Civic Hall today.
But once discussion on the item began, several members of the audience began coughing loudly before some took turns to speak out on environmental issues.
One began “Does Leeds City Council know that we have an emergency?
Extraordinary scenes at City plans panel, as climate protesters halt the meeting during an item on the planned expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport. pic.twitter.com/gRC9JsL9vC
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“Urgent and unprecedented actions are needed.”
Three people then fell to the floor, before lying still for a number of minutes.
Chair of the committee Coun Jim McKenna said: “This is interrupting our meeting, can security act please?”
Security then ushered the speaker towards the exit, but other members of the audience then started speaking.
Coun McKenna then informed the room that the police had been called, before councillors left the room.
The meeting was reconvened around 20 minutes later.
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