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| Greenpeace protesters climbing up The Shard in London | Greenpeace protesters climbing up The Shard in London |
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| Six protesters are attempting to scale the tallest building in western Europe, The Shard. | Six protesters are attempting to scale the tallest building in western Europe, The Shard. |
| The Met Police said the group accessed the building in central London by climbing on to the roof of nearby London Bridge Station. Officers were called to the scene at 04:25 BST. | |
| Greenpeace has confirmed the protesters are from the charity. | Greenpeace has confirmed the protesters are from the charity. |
| The Shard skyscraper stands at 310m (1,016ft) and has 87 storeys. It was officially opened in February. | The Shard skyscraper stands at 310m (1,016ft) and has 87 storeys. It was officially opened in February. |
| BBC London 94.9 reporter Jonathan Savage, who is at the scene, said the women were climbing the edge of the building as that has a ladder-like structure. | |
| He said they were about a quarter of the way up and that there are police and ambulance teams at the scene looking up at the climbers. | |
| Greenpeace said it decided to scale the building to protest against Shell's plans to drill in the Arctic. | |
| A spokesperson from the charity said the location was chosen because it sits in the middle of the oil company's three headquarters and because the building was modelled on a shard of ice. | |
| He said the women climbers were all well trained and that it was not dangerous. If they manage to get to the top of the building, they plan on installing a piece of art. | |
| A Shard spokesman said: "The Shard is being used by protestors as part of a campaign. | |
| "Our primary focus is on the safety of the protestors and the workers and visitors to the building. | |
| "We are working with the relevant authorities to try to ensure the safety of those concerned." |