The Danish police said it had detained 20 demonstrators on Monday to protest the supplies of the Israel military equipment. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg also participated in the demonstration at the Maersk Transport Company in Copenhagen, writes TASR, according to the AFP report.
According to the photos published by local media Police used batons and tear gas to disgrace dozens of protesters, writes AFP. “We are here to demand Maersk from the company to stop the transport of weapons and their components to Israel,” Thunberg said in a video posted on social networks. “They must terminate all contracts and cancel investments that support the genocide and occupation of Palestine,” added.
Thunberg has participated in several protests since the beginning of the conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant movement in the Gaza Strip, which focused on supporting the Palestinians. Maersk’s company claims that The cargo did not contain “weapons or ammunition”. “These shipments contain military equipment and come from the US-Israeli security cooperation program. The cargo has been checked and is in accordance with the applicable laws, ” Maersk told AFP.
“We tried to convince the protesters through dialogue to leave the place, it is a private space. Finally, however, we had to use the necessary means to force the demonstrators to leave, “police spokesman for AFP said.
