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| Greenpeace activists have breached security at Heathrow Airport and climbed on top of a Boeing aeroplane. | Greenpeace activists have breached security at Heathrow Airport and climbed on top of a Boeing aeroplane. |
| The move - a protest on climate change - happened shortly after the Boeing 777 had landed at the airport on a morning flight from Manchester. | The move - a protest on climate change - happened shortly after the Boeing 777 had landed at the airport on a morning flight from Manchester. |
| The environmental pressure group said its members would unfurl banners from the top of the aircraft. | The environmental pressure group said its members would unfurl banners from the top of the aircraft. |
| It comes as protesters were gathering in Westminster to oppose plans to expand the airport. | It comes as protesters were gathering in Westminster to oppose plans to expand the airport. |
| A government consultation on the plan closes on Wednesday. | |
| Runway opposition | |
| Greenpeace said protesters put a banner reading "Climate Emergency - No Third Runway" over the plane's tailfin at about 0945 GMT. | |
| It said two women and two men crossed the tarmac at the airport after the passengers had disembarked. | |
| One protester, Anna Jones, said: "Our planet and the people who live on it are in danger. | |
| "Climate change can be beaten but not by almost doubling the size of the world's biggest airport. | |
| "We are here to draw a line in the sand and tell Gordon Brown his new runway must not and will not be built." |