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Activist glues himself to prime minister

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LONDON (AP) — A climate change activist assured himself a captive audience — by gluing himself to the British prime minister.

Dan Glass, 24, grasped the sleeve of Gordon Brown’s suit with a glue-covered hand at an awards ceremony Tuesday night, according to Plane Stupid, a group known primarily for its attention-grabbing stunts and opposition to the expansion of Heathrow Airport.

Glass had been invited to receive an award from the Sheila McKechnie Foundation, a social justice group.

He clamped his hand onto Brown’s suit during the reception and began lecturing him.

Brown shook Glass off rather easily, according to a Downing Street spokesman.



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