Dennis the 'Bloody Peasant'
28th May 2012, 10:12
GM protesters who had planned to "decontaminate" a field of modified wheat in Hertfordshire have been stopped from entering by a police line.
The Take the Flour Back group said it failed because the crop in Harpenden, created to deter aphids - a wheat pest - was "hidden behind a fortress".
An order banning protesters from entering the site was issued on Friday.
They say crops could contaminate the surrounding area. Site owner Rothamsted Research says that is highly unlikely.
Police say that two men, who were arrested for trespassing in the banned area, are being questioned at a Hertfordshire police station.
(more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18224637)
The Take the Flour Back group said it failed because the crop in Harpenden, created to deter aphids - a wheat pest - was "hidden behind a fortress".
An order banning protesters from entering the site was issued on Friday.
They say crops could contaminate the surrounding area. Site owner Rothamsted Research says that is highly unlikely.
Police say that two men, who were arrested for trespassing in the banned area, are being questioned at a Hertfordshire police station.
(more at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-18224637)