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Why I glued myself to a ticket barrier and shut down the Eurostar

Last Friday I joined 300 migrants' rights protesters gathered at St Pancras station, spilling fake blood and blocking passengers from travelling overseas. Here’s why.

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 Demotix/Gordon Roland Peden.
Demotix/Gordon Roland Peden.

Protesters glued themselves to columns at St Pancras International station. Credit: Demotix/Gordon Roland Peden.

On Friday 16th October, I was one of eight people who super-glued ourselves to the ticket barriers of the Eurostar at St Pancras International station in London.

Inside the station and waiting for the signal to go off, I looked around me; the place was packed with passengers. And with policemen. They suspected something; they had cordoned the area and were targeting people they thought were taking part in the action.