LONDON Parliament Sq 5,000

by jthink global - report global

Thu, Mar 20, 2003 9:58AM

London Parliament Sq filled as workers join as they leave work.

Breaking News UK
17:00 Arrests in Edinburgh. London Parliament Square still packed. Helicopter & mounted riot police in Whitehall. Quite a few schoolkids arrested
16:30 London. Up to 5000 people take over Parliament Square and resist police attempts to move them on. Clashes between asian youth and riot police ensued after police arrested a young asian protestor.

Parliament Square demo kicks off...
by TC 1:14pm Thu Mar 20 '03 (Modified on 2:02pm Thu Mar 20 '03)

Protesters take over Parliament Square and ressit police attempts to move them on.

The roar of the crowd drowns out everything else as a packed Parliament Square demonstration vents it's anger at the illegal war.

The schoolkids and students led the way and now at 16:14 the crowd has swelled to thousands of people displaying levels of anger not seen here since 1990 and the Poll Tax rebellion.

The crowd is expected to take over the whole of the Westminster area as workers leave their workplaces at 5PM.

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§Thank you, U.K.

by Will J

Thu, Mar 20, 2003 10:34AM

Thank you, U.K.

And, thank you sf.indymedia.org

Police should be charged for wrong doing to the appropriate authorities, such as the District Attorney, Mayor, Governor, or if they will not respond to the Peoples Representatives then the People need to create new protecting authorities!

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