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Germany’s busiest airport suspended flights on Thursday after climate activists blocked runways in a protest against the use of fossil fuels.

Germany’s busiest airport suspended flights on Thursday after climate activists glued themselves to the tarmac in a protest against the use of fossil fuels. Frankfurt airport’s website showed multiple flight arrivals as diverted or canceled as of 7 a.m. local time , as well as several canceled departures. The airport, used by nearly 60 million travelers last year, advised passengers not to travel to the facility “for the time being.

Gas and coal are threatening our existence,” Letzte Generation said on X. CNN has reached out to Frankfurt police. The protests in Frankfurt came a day after climate activists staged a series of demonstrations at airports across Europe. On Wednesday, Letzte Generation members glued their hands to the tarmac at Germany’s Cologne-Bonn airport. Three protesters were detained in that incident, according to Oil Kills, a group affiliated with Letzte Generation.

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