Climate activists from the “Extinction Rebellion” had canceled short-term planned actions in Linz on Saturday afternoon, but blocked Waldeggstrasse in the late afternoon to demand the “immediate construction freeze on the climate-damaging A26 highway” to be built there. Five people were on the road, about 20 others were involved in the action, which lasted until 6:15 pm, police said.
In the morning we temporarily closed two arterial roads, the Graben and the Dinghoferstrasse. But our people were then followed by police throughout the city,” a spokeswoman for climate activists Extinction Rebellion told Krone.
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Originally, the activists wanted to set up swarm blockades with banners and barriers with large poles at the main station of Linz around noon. For example, they wanted to demonstrate against the construction of the western ring road and what they believe is climate-damaging government policy. Activists’ bad luck: Since the Halloween riots, the police presence in the state capital has been particularly strong, and “Extinction Rebellion” initially failed due to its own scheme.
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At around 4.30pm they surprisingly blocked the western bridge over Waldeggstrasse – coming from the A7 towards the city center. Five activists sat down on the road, about twenty stood on the sidewalk with banners. The police quickly diverted traffic, keeping the traffic jam under control. “We’ve tried everything else, but now we have absolutely nothing to lose,” emphasized Vienna activist Martha Krumpeck. The action ended at 6:30 PM.
Source: Krone
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