Parliament blocked

Sweden: Greta Thunberg taken away by police

(Bild: APA/AFP/TT News Agency/Samuel STEEN)

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was taken away by police on Tuesday. She had protested outside the Swedish parliament for the second day in a row and blocked the entrance to the building.

As on Monday, the 21-year-old Swede, together with other activists from the group "Fridays For Future", had wanted to draw attention to urgent social crises and the need for immediate and just change.

(Bild: APA/AFP/TT News Agency/Samuel STEEN)

(Bild: APA/AFP/TT News Agency/Samuel STEEN)

The demonstrators were initially carried away from the entrance to parliament on Tuesday. Thunberg was then taken away and driven off in a police vehicle. A police spokesperson confirmed that several people were briefly questioned.