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‘Major collapse’ of HS2 tunnel as bailiffs continue to evict protesters
Wood from felled trees lies on the ground at the site of the HS2 Rebellion encampment in Euston Square Gardens in central London

by Bethany Rielly

ANTI-HS2 protesters in the Euston tunnel claimed today that there was a “major collapse” as bailiffs moved into a new part of the underground network to evict them. 

HS2 Rebellion told the Morning Star that no one one was injured during the collapse.

Larch Maxey, one of the activists who has been living in the tunnel near London’s Euston station for more than three weeks, said in a video message that a “third of a ton of soil” landed on one of the bailiffs. 

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