Forth Road Bridge closed due to Greenpeace protest
The incident was reported to police around 1.05pm this afternoon Friday, 25 July.
Officers are in attendance on the bridge and are engaging with those involved.
Police are advising motorists to avoid the area and sers of the Forth Road Bridge are advised to use the Queensferry Crossing.
A police spokesperson said: 'The Forth Road Bridge is closed due to a protest reported to police around 1.05pm on Friday, 25 July.
'Officers are in attendance and engaging with those involved.
'Please avoid the area.'
A Traffic Scotland spokesperson said: 'Users of the Forth Road Bridge are advised to use the Queensferry Crossing at this time due to a police incident.'
Images from the scene show several people suspended from the bridge holding banners.
It is now understood that Greenpeace activists are behind the protest and say they are blocking an INEOS tanker delivering cargo of American gas to Grangemouth petrochemical facility.
Amy Cameron, Programme Director at Greenpeace UK said: 'Plastic pollution has reached a crisis point: it's poisoning our land, seas, air, even our bodies. The Global Plastics Treaty offers us a once in a generation chance to tackle the problem for good, so it's no surprise INEOS and its billionaire boss, Jim Ratcliffe, are doing everything they can to stop it.
Ratcliffe tries to distract us with sports teams and sponsorships, but we're not going to let him fill our planet with plastic, so he can fill his pockets with profit. Ratcliffe is trying to block a strong Global Plastics Treaty, so today we're blocking him.'
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