Dozens of cars left with flat tyres in Copenhagen in apparent climate protest
An international climate activist group has spoken in support of an apparent action in Copenhagen district Frederiksberg on Wednesday in which the tyres of over 100 cars were deflated.
The group, which goes by the name “The Tyre Extinguishers”, praised those responsible for deflating the tyres of a large number of cars in Frederiksberg, a district close to central Copenhagen.
“A whopping 120 SUVs hit last night in the Frederiksberg area of the Danish capital region. Great work Danish friends!” a Twitter account believed to belong to the group tweeted.
The tweet also included a photo of a flyer with a message written in Danish, left on a car windscreen.
The flyer reads “WARNING: Your gas guzzler kills”.
DENMARK: 120 SUVS DISARMED IN FREDERIKSBERG
A whopping 120 SUVs hit last night in the Frederiksberg area of the Danish capital region. Great work Danish friends!
Join in where you are: https://t.co/cmqm5IOeg7 pic.twitter.com/3Jtm9RT9AV
— The Tyre Extinguishers (@T_Extinguishers) June 7, 2023
The group’s website states that they specifically target high fuel consumption vehicles such as SUVs and four-wheel drive cars.
The activist group’s aim is to “make it impossible to own a huge polluting 4x4 in the world’s urban areas,” it states.
Copenhagen Police confirmed earlier on Wednesday that a large number of cars in Frederiksberg had their tyres deflated.
“We are investigating the vandalism and would like to hear from residents who have seen anything,” they said in a tweet.
Vi er til stede på Frederiksberg – bla. på Egernvej og Solsortvej - hvor mange biler har fået lukket luft ud af dækkene. Vi har pt. registreret over 100 biler. Vi efterforsker hærværket, og vi hører gerne fra borgere, der har set noget. Kontakt os på 1-1-4 #politidk
— Københavns Politi (@KobenhavnPoliti) June 7, 2023
Duty officer Martin Kajberg told newspaper Ekstra Bladet that the incident “is similar to something we have seen before”.
Newspaper Berlingske reported in September 2022 that the activist group had been involved in deflating the tyres of larger cars in Frederiksberg.
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The group, which goes by the name “The Tyre Extinguishers”, praised those responsible for deflating the tyres of a large number of cars in Frederiksberg, a district close to central Copenhagen.
“A whopping 120 SUVs hit last night in the Frederiksberg area of the Danish capital region. Great work Danish friends!” a Twitter account believed to belong to the group tweeted.
The tweet also included a photo of a flyer with a message written in Danish, left on a car windscreen.
The flyer reads “WARNING: Your gas guzzler kills”.
DENMARK: 120 SUVS DISARMED IN FREDERIKSBERG
— The Tyre Extinguishers (@T_Extinguishers) June 7, 2023
A whopping 120 SUVs hit last night in the Frederiksberg area of the Danish capital region. Great work Danish friends!
Join in where you are: https://t.co/cmqm5IOeg7 pic.twitter.com/3Jtm9RT9AV
The group’s website states that they specifically target high fuel consumption vehicles such as SUVs and four-wheel drive cars.
The activist group’s aim is to “make it impossible to own a huge polluting 4x4 in the world’s urban areas,” it states.
Copenhagen Police confirmed earlier on Wednesday that a large number of cars in Frederiksberg had their tyres deflated.
“We are investigating the vandalism and would like to hear from residents who have seen anything,” they said in a tweet.
Vi er til stede på Frederiksberg – bla. på Egernvej og Solsortvej - hvor mange biler har fået lukket luft ud af dækkene. Vi har pt. registreret over 100 biler. Vi efterforsker hærværket, og vi hører gerne fra borgere, der har set noget. Kontakt os på 1-1-4 #politidk
— Københavns Politi (@KobenhavnPoliti) June 7, 2023
Duty officer Martin Kajberg told newspaper Ekstra Bladet that the incident “is similar to something we have seen before”.
Newspaper Berlingske reported in September 2022 that the activist group had been involved in deflating the tyres of larger cars in Frederiksberg.
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