Climate change activists have disrupted rail services in the east of London.
Video shows a physical confrontation between angry morning commuters and an activist who had climbed onto the roof of an underground train.
British Transport Police say they responded to incidents at Shadwell, Stratford and Canning Town, near to London's Canary Wharf financial district early on Thursday.
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Footage showed protesters unfurling an Extinction Rebellion protest group banner on top of a stationary London Underground train at Canning Town before one was pelted with food and physically dragged off by commuters.
"Arrests have already been made and officers are working to quickly resume services," the police said in a statement.
Extinction Rebellion launched a wave of civil disobedience on October 7 to highlight the risks posed by climate change and the accelerating loss of plant and animal species.
Police in London said on Wednesday (local time) they had arrested 1642 people since the protests started.
Reuters
