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Thousands protest at Bank of England ahead of G-20
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LONDON, England (CNN) - Thousands of anti-capitalists, anarchists, and environmental campaigners gathered outside the Bank of England on Wednesday to make their voices heard a day before the G-20 summit in London.
Police estimated there were as many as 4,000 people at the scene. Aerial footage showed the streets filled with people, with lines of luorescent-yellow-clad police in the crowd.
Eleven people were arrested for being in possession of police uniforms, a police spokesman said. They had earlier been stopped while riding in an armored personnel carrier near Bishopsgate, near the Bank of England, and the vehicle will now be examined by police, the spokesman said.
Protesters occasionally lunged forward against the police line, and one masked protester hit out at polices with a long black pole. One police officer was whisked to the side after apparently being hit. Police held their line and occasionally pushed protesters back with their hands.
Protesters carried banners that read "Arrest the War Criminals," "One Currency, One Country, One World," and "Capitalism Isn't Working."
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Disappointed in your special on the G 20. Boring coverage of protesters and gossipy coverage on the secondary celebs in the event had me reaching for the remote. Hope this bad programnming is not a sign of things to come.
DOWN WITH CNN THE PROPAGANDA NETWORK WHERE THE VIEWS OF THE FEW ARE SPEWED OUT LIKE THE VIEWS OF THE MANY. THE PROTESTS ARE COMING TO YOU SOON, WE KNOW WHO AND WHERE YOU ARE!!!
it's a part of European culture, yes- but free Tibet flags, anticapitalists, anarchists AND radical environmentalist? Lions and tigers and bears, oh no!
Which is worse, them or the neocons?
NICE TO SEE CNN NOT COVER THE PROTEST WHEN IT GETS GOING, HAVE TO KEEP THE AMERICAN SHEEP BRAIN WASHED. YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE THEM ANY IDEAS. CNN THE PROPAGANDA NETWORK WHERE THE BANKERS RULE
we dont need to trust them we need to flex our muscles on them
I think it is important to know that Protesting is very much apart of the European culture. When you first start to watch some stations, it is almost as if they are not saying as to why they are Prostesting. This is not a protest against any one person or one idea.