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Riot cops arrest 201 in cuts demo
Night riot ... police arrested over 200 people
Night riot ... police arrested over 200 people
By DAN SALES
Published: 26 Mar 2011
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HUNDREDS of protesters were arrested in the early hours of this morning after they clashed with riot cops in Trafalgar Square.
Nearly 300 people massed near Nelson's Column, with some throwing missiles to try and damage the Olympic clock.
It marked the end of a day of trouble in London as a splinter group split from the peaceful 250,000-strong anti-cuts rally to cause havoc.
At least 31 police were hurt during the clashes, with 11 officers requiring hospital treatment and 201 people were arrested for various public order offences.
Running wild ... activists storm the square
Night riot ... police arrested over 200 people
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said officers had "come under sustained attack" as they tried to deal with the disorder and attempted criminal damage.
Trouble exploded yesterday during the anti-cuts march through London after the renegade group split from the main protesters to attack.
They descended on the Topshop store on Oxford Street - away from the agreed route - where they threw paint bombs and some flares at the store.
Clean up ... the aftermath today
Clean up ... the aftermath today
Footage from the scuffles showed one man being arrested and led away by cops as scenes got ugly in the shopping mecca.
Paint, glass bottles and food were also thrown at a Royal Bank of Scotland branch.
Police stressed the troublemakers were completely separate from the main rally, which was carried out without incident.
Paint bomb ... officer hit in the face in protester attack
Paint bomb ... officer hit in the face in protester attack
The protesters, who covered their faces with scarves and carried black and red flags, also lobbed lightbulbs filled with ammonia at officers.
They shouted "whose streets, our streets" and held placards which read "no cuts!".
A line of around 50 police officers were forced to step aside when they were overwhelmed by the number of protesters.
Trouble flares ... officers remove a protester on Oxford Street
Trouble flares ... officers remove a protester on Oxford Street
Later a branch of HSBC was hit at Cambridge Circus, with one protester managing to get inside the premises.
A police van was also battered by paint bombs, with one spraying an anarchist-style "A" on the back.
Even London's world famous Ritz Hotel fell victim, as rioters flung a road sign through a window.
Bank riot ... protester breaks in and kicks window
Bank riot ... protester breaks in and kicks window
Police had been bracing themselves for a 250,000-strong march against the Government's spending cuts in London.
The Met was preparing for the worst as 4,500 officers flooded the capital to guard against troublemakers hijacking the event.
The TUC demonstration saw 800 coaches and 10 trains chartered from around the country to bring teachers, nurses and other public sector workers onto the streets.
Violent ... protesters hurl a sign at the window of the Ritz hotel
Violent ... protesters hurl a sign at the window of the Ritz hotel
Students and critics of the Coalition's efforts to bring the nation's finances under control massed days before the many cuts came into effect in the new tax year.
It was billed as the biggest backlash against the Government's policies since it came to power.
But police believed troublemakers planned to occupy Oxford Street and other key sites though unofficial "feeder" marches.
Peaceful ... the vast majority of the march went without any trouble
Peaceful ... the vast majority of the march went without any trouble
Labour leader Ed Miliband addressed the rally in Hyde Park - a move Education Secretary Michael Gove said was dangerous.
He told BBC Radio 4: "People will say 'You are calling for a plan B from the Government, you don't even have a plan A. More than that, you are associating yourself with a march which could, I'm afraid, move from being family event into being something darker."
Video: Cuts protest turns violent
SMALL groups smash windows, attempt to occupy central London shops
* News
The main group of the marchers demonstrated peacefully and walked along the pre-planned route from Embankment to Hyde Park.
Steel bands, choirs, performers and dancers performed while the mass of people, many with their children in tow, blew horns and whistles as they passed alongside Parliament.
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/110327/19/2os0h.html
倫敦示威衝突 兩百多人落網
法新社 更新日期:"2011/03/27 13:05" 張詠晴
（法新社倫敦27日電） 英國警方今天早上在倫敦著名景點和丟擲瓶子的示威者爆發衝突，讓這場超過25萬人抗議政府削減預算的和平遊行蒙上陰影。
少數「犯罪」示威者脫離昨天的主要集會後，至少214人遭警方逮捕，84人受傷。這場遊行是2003年抗議伊拉克戰爭遊行後，首都倫敦最大的一場抗爭遊行。
數百名蒙面暴民攻擊麗池飯店（Ritz Hotel）、強佔1家豪華食品店、砸毀商店和銀行，並在特拉法加廣場（Trafalgar Square）縱火，直至警方逮捕他們。
昨天最初的遊行是由各大工會發動，吸引勞工、消防員、教師和他們的家人參與，遊行隊伍中還包括小孩。他們抗議聯合執政的保守黨和自民黨所推出的財政緊縮政策。
蘇格蘭警場（Scotland Yard）警官布羅德赫斯特（Bob Broadhurst）告訴「天空電視新聞網」（Sky News）：「我認為這場遊行有2場不同的活動。25萬民眾來到倫敦市中心進行和平抗爭。然而，不幸的是，遊行隊伍中有一群與遊行無關的犯罪者，自組團體，攻擊倫敦市中心建築和執勤員警。」（譯者：中央社張詠晴）1
Powerful video & pictures on page @ above URL
Riot cops arrest 201 in cuts demo
Night riot ... police arrested over 200 people
Night riot ... police arrested over 200 people
By DAN SALES
Published: 26 Mar 2011
Add a comment Add a comment (121)
HUNDREDS of protesters were arrested in the early hours of this morning after they clashed with riot cops in Trafalgar Square.
Nearly 300 people massed near Nelson's Column, with some throwing missiles to try and damage the Olympic clock.
It marked the end of a day of trouble in London as a splinter group split from the peaceful 250,000-strong anti-cuts rally to cause havoc.
At least 31 police were hurt during the clashes, with 11 officers requiring hospital treatment and 201 people were arrested for various public order offences.
Running wild ... activists storm the square
Night riot ... police arrested over 200 people
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said officers had "come under sustained attack" as they tried to deal with the disorder and attempted criminal damage.
Trouble exploded yesterday during the anti-cuts march through London after the renegade group split from the main protesters to attack.
They descended on the Topshop store on Oxford Street - away from the agreed route - where they threw paint bombs and some flares at the store.
Clean up ... the aftermath today
Clean up ... the aftermath today
Footage from the scuffles showed one man being arrested and led away by cops as scenes got ugly in the shopping mecca.
Paint, glass bottles and food were also thrown at a Royal Bank of Scotland branch.
Police stressed the troublemakers were completely separate from the main rally, which was carried out without incident.
Paint bomb ... officer hit in the face in protester attack
Paint bomb ... officer hit in the face in protester attack
The protesters, who covered their faces with scarves and carried black and red flags, also lobbed lightbulbs filled with ammonia at officers.
They shouted "whose streets, our streets" and held placards which read "no cuts!".
A line of around 50 police officers were forced to step aside when they were overwhelmed by the number of protesters.
Trouble flares ... officers remove a protester on Oxford Street
Trouble flares ... officers remove a protester on Oxford Street
Later a branch of HSBC was hit at Cambridge Circus, with one protester managing to get inside the premises.
A police van was also battered by paint bombs, with one spraying an anarchist-style "A" on the back.
Even London's world famous Ritz Hotel fell victim, as rioters flung a road sign through a window.
Bank riot ... protester breaks in and kicks window
Bank riot ... protester breaks in and kicks window
Police had been bracing themselves for a 250,000-strong march against the Government's spending cuts in London.
The Met was preparing for the worst as 4,500 officers flooded the capital to guard against troublemakers hijacking the event.
The TUC demonstration saw 800 coaches and 10 trains chartered from around the country to bring teachers, nurses and other public sector workers onto the streets.
Violent ... protesters hurl a sign at the window of the Ritz hotel
Violent ... protesters hurl a sign at the window of the Ritz hotel
Students and critics of the Coalition's efforts to bring the nation's finances under control massed days before the many cuts came into effect in the new tax year.
It was billed as the biggest backlash against the Government's policies since it came to power.
But police believed troublemakers planned to occupy Oxford Street and other key sites though unofficial "feeder" marches.
Peaceful ... the vast majority of the march went without any trouble
Peaceful ... the vast majority of the march went without any trouble
Labour leader Ed Miliband addressed the rally in Hyde Park - a move Education Secretary Michael Gove said was dangerous.
He told BBC Radio 4: "People will say 'You are calling for a plan B from the Government, you don't even have a plan A. More than that, you are associating yourself with a march which could, I'm afraid, move from being family event into being something darker."
Video: Cuts protest turns violent
SMALL groups smash windows, attempt to occupy central London shops
* News
The main group of the marchers demonstrated peacefully and walked along the pre-planned route from Embankment to Hyde Park.
Steel bands, choirs, performers and dancers performed while the mass of people, many with their children in tow, blew horns and whistles as they passed alongside Parliament.
http://tw.news.yahoo.com/article/url/d/a/110327/19/2os0h.html
倫敦示威衝突 兩百多人落網
法新社 更新日期:"2011/03/27 13:05" 張詠晴
（法新社倫敦27日電） 英國警方今天早上在倫敦著名景點和丟擲瓶子的示威者爆發衝突，讓這場超過25萬人抗議政府削減預算的和平遊行蒙上陰影。
少數「犯罪」示威者脫離昨天的主要集會後，至少214人遭警方逮捕，84人受傷。這場遊行是2003年抗議伊拉克戰爭遊行後，首都倫敦最大的一場抗爭遊行。
數百名蒙面暴民攻擊麗池飯店（Ritz Hotel）、強佔1家豪華食品店、砸毀商店和銀行，並在特拉法加廣場（Trafalgar Square）縱火，直至警方逮捕他們。
昨天最初的遊行是由各大工會發動，吸引勞工、消防員、教師和他們的家人參與，遊行隊伍中還包括小孩。他們抗議聯合執政的保守黨和自民黨所推出的財政緊縮政策。
蘇格蘭警場（Scotland Yard）警官布羅德赫斯特（Bob Broadhurst）告訴「天空電視新聞網」（Sky News）：「我認為這場遊行有2場不同的活動。25萬民眾來到倫敦市中心進行和平抗爭。然而，不幸的是，遊行隊伍中有一群與遊行無關的犯罪者，自組團體，攻擊倫敦市中心建築和執勤員警。」（譯者：中央社張詠晴）1
