Ten Just Stop Oil protestors were detained outside Heathrow Airport and another site on Wednesday, as part of a Europe-wide campaign to disrupt summer tourism.Ten Just Stop Oil protesters were detained outside Heathrow Airport and another site on Wednesday as part of a Europe-wide campaign to disrupt summer travel.

Ten Just Stop Oil protesters were arrested outside Heathrow Airport and a second location on Wednesday as part of a Europe-wide campaign threatening summer travel chaos.

Items recovered during the operation include cutting gear and glue, the Met said, adding that Just Stop Oil had previously stated it wanted to “disrupt national aviation and planned to target Heathrow”.

Chief Superintendent Ian Howells, who led the operation, said: “This planned action was extremely reckless and would have represented a real risk to the travelling public.

Footage shared on the Just Stop Oil account on X, formerly Twitter, appears to show people cycling near a high barbed wire-topped fence close to passenger planes before dismounting and being approached by officers.