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Frankfurt airport, Germany's busiest, was forced Thursday (25 July) to suspend arrivals and departures after environmental activists forced their way into the apron.
"We are doing everything to remove the climate activists from the tarmac," a police spokesman said.
Frankfurt airport advised passengers to check the status of their flights on its website.
According to climate activist group Letzte Generation (Last Generation), six of its members had used pincers to cut openings in the wire fence before making their way "by foot, with bicycles and skateboards to different points around the runways".
A photo circulated by the group depicted a protester sitting on the tarmac with a banner "oil kills".
The group is pushing for a binding international accord that would lead to an end in oil, gas and coal use by 2030.
Thursday's protest action came a day after similar operations across several European airports.
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