The first of many anticipated arrests took place as Extinction Rebellion's two-week protest kicked off on Tuesday (September 1).<br /><br />Protesters were arrested for blocking the roads around Parliament Square, which the Met Police had stated they could not do.<br /><br />Several activists were seen being carried away by police officers as fellow protesters cheered for the arrestees.<br /><br />Elsewhere, smoke bombs were released among a dancing crowd of demonstrators, sending colourful clouds into the central London streets.
