On the night of April 13, police officers detained in England more than 100 people. According to BBC News, arrested, of whom presumably were 114 people, prepared to enter the territory of one of the plants. Meanwhile, other agencies lead some of the objectives of the intruders.
The operation was carried out in Snentone - a suburb of Notingema located in the east of England. At the time of arrest by law enforcement officers had seized "special equipment".
According to news agencies, quoting the police county Notingemshir, the failed attack on the campaigns were preparing "an object the energy industry." What is the object had in mind, the police did not specify.
According to one version, which led BBC News, the detainees had intended to attack the nearby coal-fired power plants, owned energy concern E.ON. The representative of the company, which cites the Sky News, confirmed that he had received information on upcoming power plants in the action, and suggested that it may be linked to plans to build new power plants in the county of Kent.
According to another version, proposed by the newspaper The Daily Mail, environmentalists were preparing an attack on the incineration plant, also located near the Notingemom.
In April 2007, E. ON power plant has become the object of attention of the defenders of nature. Then on its territory had been arrested 11 people, organized a protest against the growth of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.
Among other actions, directed against the UK energy sector, there has been an incident in June 2008, during which environmentalists hijacked a train with coal destined for power plants in North Yorkshire.
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