Greenpeace activists held

London - Four Greenpeace activists were arrested yesterday when a ship believed to be carrying genetically modified soya docked…

London - Four Greenpeace activists were arrested yesterday when a ship believed to be carrying genetically modified soya docked in Liverpool, police said.

The three men and one woman were arrested by Merseyside Police after allegedly trying to gain access to the docks. The Iolcos Grace arrived in Britain from the US a week after Greenpeace members boarded the vessel off Anglesey, north Wales.

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