Ten arrests after Greenpeace protest closes Forth Road Bridge
Images from the scene had shown protesters on wires holding red banners displaying a number of slogans decrying Ineos' influence in the plastics industry.Greenpeace accused the firm, and its owner, Jim Ratcliffe, of attempting to sabotage a global plastics treaty due to be voted on by UN member states in Switzerland next month.Ineos described the action by Greenpeace as "dangerous, disruptive, and entirely counterproductive," adding it "threatened skilled jobs in Scotland".
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