20 held in Gibraltar tanker protest

Police in Gibraltar have arrested 12 journalists and eight environmental activists during a protest by Greenpeace against an ageing oil tanker moored in waters off the British colony.

20 held in Gibraltar tanker protest

Police in Gibraltar have arrested 12 journalists and eight environmental activists during a protest by Greenpeace against an ageing oil tanker moored in waters off the British colony.

Gibraltarian authorities have started releasing 14 of the detainees and will press charges against the other six, Spanish media said.

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