G8 protestors climb 150ft crane

Anti-poverty activists chained themselves to the top of a high-rise crane in Edinburgh today in a dramatic G8 protest.

G8 protestors climb 150ft crane
Tue, 05 Jul, 2005 - 11:32

Anti-poverty activists chained themselves to the top of a high-rise crane in Edinburgh today in a dramatic G8 protest.

Three campaigners from the World Development Movement climbed a 150ft crane above Waverley station and unfurled a banner.

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