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Environmental campaigners are targeting a Glasgow Shell garage this afternoon.

Members of Extinction Rebellion Scotland are on site at the Eglinton Toll petrol station to highlight the international firm's 'role in the climate crisis'.

A group blocked access to the facility for seven minutes, holding banners which read ‘Fuelling Our Extinction’ and speaking with drivers.

They say the situation with staff is "peaceful".

It's part of Rig Rebellion 2.0, a fortnight-long drive to shine the spotlight on the fossil fuel industry.

They've already scaled the Valaris 122 gas rig, leased to Shell, in Dundee Harbour and have held protests in Edinburgh.

Jack Healy, an Extinction Rebellion volunteer at the Glasgow protest today, said: “We’re taking this action today because Shell and the rest of the fossil fuel industry are at the root of the climate crisis. They’ve been wilfully concealing the truth about the climate crisis for thirty years. I can’t understand how, even now, while Australia is burning, they keep on extracting more and more climate-destroying oil and gas. They’re one of the the biggest energy company in the world and their greed is reducing our chance of keeping the Earth habitable.”

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