Manchester Piccadilly and London King's Cross stations hit by protests

Piccadilly station in Manchester and King’s Cross in London have reopened after being closed by demonstrations involving protesters.

In Manchester, about 100 protesters demonstrated on the railway tracks, and the station was closed for three hours.

The group, who carried signs reading “stop Turkey from helping Isis terrorists”, walked on to rail lines at about 1pm on Sunday, preventing trains from entering and leaving the station. It was reopened at about 4pm, with services remaining disrupted.

A similar protest was staged on Sunday evening at King’s Cross station, which was closed temporarily with services diverted to other stations.

The protests are thought to have been part of a national day of action to raise awareness of Turkish attacks on the Kurdish-held district of Afrin in northern Syria.

In a statement about the incident in London, National Rail said: “Police have successfully dealt with the incident outside the station at London King’s Cross and the station has now been reopened.

Source: theguardian