Nearly 50 charged in London airport demo

by Dave Keating | December 9, 2008 at 01:29 am

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Almost all of the people who broke into London's Stansted airport yesterday t stage a climate change protest have been charged. 49 of the 56 people arrested have been charged with aggravated trespass.

Forty-nine people have now been charged in connection with protests at Stansted airport in Essex which caused major disruption to flights.

The charges came after 56 people were arrested at the airport on Monday when campaigners broke through a perimeter fence, causing flights to be cancelled.

Essex Police said the 49 faced charges of aggravated trespass.

The remaining seven were arrested on suspicion of public order offences and have been released on bail.

An Essex Police spokesman said those charged would appear at Harlow Magistrates' Court over a series of dates in December and the New Year.