Police investigate sabotage claims by UK activists against ‘fossil fuel finance’

Published on August 20, 2025 at 02:03 PM
Police investigate sabotage claims by UK activists against ‘fossil fuel finance’

Shut the System says its supporters carried out actions at offices of JP Morgan Chase, Allianz and Barclaycard

The City of London police are investigating claims by environmental activists to have carried out acts of sabotage on the offices of major insurers and financial institutions.

Activist group Shut the System said its supporters had cut cables and glued electrical service cabinets at JP Morgan Chase and Allianz, in what it described as the start of “a period of sustained sabotage” against fossil fuel finance.

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