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Jo is our very busy press officer at the summit’s media centre. Here’s her first hand account from today.
From Jo:
It wasn’t until I saw the footage on the super-sized screens in the media centre that I really realized what was happening. A full on police chase with Greenpeace RIBS (rigid inflatable boats). As I watched, a police boat rammed one of our inflatables, knocking activists into the water. Six of our people suffered severely heavy bruising, but fortunately no one was more seriously hurt.
I ran out to the balcony, overlooking the beach – where we were holding a press conference. What I found was a massive crowd of people, cameras and notebooks everywhere. I pushed my way to the front – and lo and behold, there were more Greenpeace boats, being chased by police right in front of us.
It was an amazing feeling seeing the boats go past, with a huge crowd watching a seriously great action. I lost Daniel and Tobias in a surge of media interviews, as I ran back in to get a press release ready.
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