Biden heckled by protesters during Cop27 speech
Protests erupted during Joe Biden's Cop27 speech at Sharm el-Sheikh today when he called America a "world leader" in climate action, The Independent reported.
Young activists holding a banner with a message against fossil fuels stood up in the Nefertiti Hall venue when the US president was addressing a packed auditorium.
They jumped from their seats and interrupted Mr Biden briefly with a loud noise, causing Mr Biden to pause before he continued with his speech.
Soon after, the security officials arrived and asked them to take the banner down. The activists were then swiftly escorted out of the auditorium.
Mr Biden arrived on the sixth day of the climate summit amid extremely tight security.
US special climate envoy John Kerry, secretary of state Anthony Blinken and a delegation of top democrats including speaker Nancy Pelosi were also present at the venue.