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September 20, 2013

Russian Coast Guard Arrests 25 on Greenpeace Ship in Arctic 
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The Russian coast guard has commandeered a Greenpeace ship protesting
oil exploration in the Arctic and arrested all 25 people on board.
Greenpeace had previously tried to scale a Russian oil platform in a bid
to shut down operations. The Greenpeace ship is being taken to a Russian
port.

 

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