American demonstrators broke into the Ministry of the Interior： there was a scuffle with the police and many people were injured

　　Climate demonstrators gathered outside the US Department of the Interior building (video screenshot)

　　Overseas Network October 15th According to US media reports, on the 14th local time, climate demonstrators who continued to protest in Washington, USA, broke into the building of the US Interior Department and clashed with the police, resulting in many injuries among the protesters and security personnel.

　　According to the news from Washington post and Newsweek, demonstrators tried to "occupy" the US Department of the Interior, and dozens of people broke into the main building of the Ministry of the Interior. At the same time, demonstrators who planned to control a gate clashed with the police and once tried to break through the security cordon. The demonstrators said they wanted to have a dialogue with Interior Minister Harland, but Harland himself was not in Washington at that time.

　　Photos and videos circulating on the Internet show dozens of climate demonstrators, including indigenous leaders, sitting hand in hand in the building. Demonstrators also tweeted in the building, saying that the police were making arrests. A spokesman for the US Department of the Interior said in a statement that many people were injured in the security team and a policeman was taken to hospital for treatment. Some demonstrators said that they were injured by the police when they tried to enter the building.

　　According to reports, in addition to the US Department of the Interior, climate demonstrators also gathered outside the American Chamber of Commerce on the same day to protest. The US media pointed out that as of the 14th, relevant demonstrations had been held in Washington for four days. Demonstrators demanded that the US government stop approving fossil fuel projects and declared a national climate emergency. (Overseas Network/Zhang Ni Internship Compilation/Zhao Jianxing)