Protesters GLUE themselves to GATE in bid to stop illegal immigrants being deported
PROTESTERS glued themselves to an immigration centre gate in an attempt to stop a flight deporting people from Britain.
Two protestors (not pictured) glued themselves to a gate
Ten anti-deportation activists gathered to protest at an immigration removal centre near Heathrow airport.
But two supporters glued themselves to the gates at Colnbrook in a bid to halt removal proceedings.
The incident took place outside Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre
The protesters formed a blockade to stop a bus carrying deportees from the centre being taken to Stansted airport.
The detainees were due to board a privately chartered flight bound for Nigeria, Ghana and Sierra Leone.
Other buses with deportees were also left waiting at the airport.
Police were called to the scene for around five-and-a-half hours but no arrests were made, while London Fire Brigade also sent a fire engine.
The activists were trying to stop a flight deporting people from Britain
Colnbrook has the highest security immigration removal centre in the UK
We were on the scene with the fire brigade in a monitoring role and there have been no arrests
A Met police spokesman said: "There were a small number of demonstrators in attendance at the immigration centre who had been there since 5.30pm.
"We were on the scene with the fire brigade in a monitoring role and there have been no arrests."
It is not the first time protestors have rallied against deporting immigrants.
Last month dozens of pro-refugee protesters sparked chaos in London after smashing through police lines and launching smoke bombs and missiles at officers.
The activists – many wearing hoods and covering their faces with scarves – stormed into King's Cross Station at around 6pm.