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Breaking News // Animal Rights Activists Being Held by Security MRC Harwell

WARN | 16.06.2008 15:48 | Animal Liberation | Oxford

Three activists from the West Country have been locked inside a dog unit at MRC Harwell in Oxfordshire by security.

We received a phone call only minutes ago from a group of activists who have been locked inside a dog unit at MRC Harwell after they entered onto the site for a look around.

They were then spotted by security when they tried to leave and have been locked inside a building and they were told the "atomic police" had been called.

More information as and when we know what's happening...

WARN
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All activists released...

16.06.2008 17:05

We have just heard that all activists have been released after having details taken by police.

If any further action is taken by the police we will keep everyone updated...

WARN
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Thanks

17.06.2008 07:54

We may have missed that.....

NETCU

Re : "the atomic police".

17.06.2008 22:22

The "atomic police"? Have they been watching Hot Fuzz or something? What the fuck are "the atomic police"?

Mandy in Camden LACDL

Atomic police with guns

18.06.2008 08:11

We had some mad bloke trying to open the doors of the car. When he could not get in he asked us to open them when a teenage boy asked why he said that he wanted to smash his face in! He then said we would be sorry cos the atomic police were coming with guns and he laughed manically. Sure enough the "atomic" police did come and they did have guns but told the MRC to let us go so they were quite nice really not like the Medical Research Council who kidnapped us and even seemed to want us shot! They also torture dogs and mice at Harwell and are building lots of new labs.

Harwell like all nuclear establishments have their own police force including CID, forget the correct name though.

lynn sawyer
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Accurate details

18.06.2008 08:51

The "Atomic Police" are the Atomic Energy Authority Constabulary, as the MRC Harwell are attached an atomic energy reaserch establishment.

On their way out of the centre, the group of activists were prevented from leaving by a barrier for a few minutes while the police spoke to them. From that point they never left the car, were not locked inside a building, no dog unit was present and they were allowed to go on their way once the police had checked the details of the car. Other than the driver they were not required to give any details.

John

for the animal rights people

19.06.2008 14:27

To save you the time of possibly getting knicked by the animal rights activists I've been there before for reasons I will not put up on here. Its mostly lab rats with genetic diseases that are there so that people can do research into deafness and other diseases. Basically some genetic diseases in rats are fairly similar to human genetic diseases in make up. I mean rats and animals are mammals. They are treated perfectly fine and in fact in the wild they would be much worse off. Mainly because they would be eaten by predators and what not. So really theyre just trying to help people. P.S getting behind the fence is a bad idea Harwell do have nuclear police mainly to stop people from nicking nuclear stuff but I'm sure they would be happy to stop you animal rights activists.

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