London, Apr 7 (UNI) The London Metropolitan Police confirmed that seven women were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly smashing the windows of the Barclays Bank in the financial district of Canary Wharf, during a protest organised by the environmental group Extinction Rebellion against the bank’s continued investment in activities contributing to climate change.

“Police were called at approximately 7.13am on Wednesday April 7 to reports of a demonstration outside a commercial premise in Churchill Place, Canary Wharf. Officers attended and found a number of windows had been damaged. Seven women were arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and taken into custody at an east London police station,” a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said.