Flights at Cologne-Bonn Airport suspended as climate activists block runway

Police officers stand next to a hole in the fence at Cologne/Bonn Airport (dpa via AP)

Climate activists glued themselves to the ground at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany on Wednesday – forcing the suspension of flights, authorities said.

Police said five people glued themselves to a taxiway at the airport early in the morning, German news agency dpa reported.