Climate activists shatter windows at HSBC HQ in London's Canary Wharf

Climate activists shattered at least 19 windows at HSBC's headquarters in London's Canary Wharf, a Reuters reporter said. The activists from the Extinction Rebellion group used hammers to break the windows. Extinction Rebellion wants to trigger a wider revolt against the political, economic, and social structures of the modern world to avert the worst scenarios of devastation outlined by scientists studying climate change.

Climate activists shatter windows at HSBC HQ in London's Canary Wharf
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Climate activists shattered at least 19 windows at HSBC's headquarters in London's Canary Wharf, a Reuters reporter said.

The activists from the Extinction Rebellion group used hammers to break the windows. A spokesman for HSBC declined immediate comment. Extinction Rebellion wants to trigger a wider revolt against the political, economic, and social structures of the modern world to avert the worst scenarios of devastation outlined by scientists studying climate change.

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