Oil giant Shell was forced to temporarily suspend its annual general meeting (AGM)Tuesday when it was disrupted by climate change activists.
Proceedings at the venue in central London were halted about half an hour after they started.
"Stop kidding yourself that you are doing no harm," protesters shouted at stockholders, according to a live feed of the meeting. "Think of your children and your family. They will not escape the effects of the climate emergency."
Demonstrators sang "We will, we will stop you!" to the tune of Queen's 1977 rock anthem "We Will Rock You" before police arrived and they were ejected.
Some glued themselves to seats, The Guardian reports.
Outside, another group of protesters sang and shouted slogans such as "shame on Shell" and holding signs saying the company is "guilty of ecocide," meaning killing the environment.
AGM chairman Andrew Mackenzie apologized to delegates after trying in vain to persuade the protesters to wait for discussion of a resolution about a climate transition plan.
The activist group Money Rebellion said more than 70 people took part in the protest, which was part of a wider call for action against Shell over its climate action plan.
Money Rebellion is associated with the climate protest group Extinction Rebellion, the Reuters news agency reports.
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