Greta Thunberg detained at protest disrupting oil summit

Images on social media showed Thunberg, 20, being led away by police officers and placed in the back of a marked van on Tuesday afternoon

Environmental activist Greta Thunberg is taken away by police officers during the Oily Money Out protest outside the Intercontinental Hostel, in London on Tuesday. (Picture: AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Climate activist Greta Thunberghas been detained by police at a protest outside a central London hotel, which was hosting the heads of major oil and gas companies.

Fossil Free London organised the protest to disrupt the Energy Intelligence Forum, which was meeting at the InterContinental London hotel in Park Lane, near Hyde Park.