Riot police move in on anti-G8 UK protesters

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Source: Reuters

Police in riot gear moved in on a central London building where activists had planned an anti-G8 protest through the British capital on Tuesday before next week's summit of world leaders.

The demonstrators had said they would stage a "Carnival Against Capitalism" across London to kick off a week of action before Britain hosts the meeting of the Group of Eight leading industrialized nations at a golf resort in Northern Ireland.

Some of the world's biggest hedge funds, private equity firms and banks have warned their staff to take precautions in the event of disruption after similar protests in recent years led to violent clashes with police, vandalism and buildings being temporarily occupied.

However, hours before Tuesday's protest was due to begin, police descended on premises just off Regent Street in London's fashionable Soho district where the StopG8 group had been meeting before the demonstration.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/11/us-g8-britain-protests-idUSBRE95A0DC20130611?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter&dlvrit=992637

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1. The natives arte restless all over the globe...

K&R

....Thanks for this info on what's happening in London. Riot police start riots. Who polices the riot police?

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2. G8 protester seized after 'trying to jump off building'

A man has apparently tried to throw himself off the roof of a building during anti-G8 protests before being pinned down by police officers.

Sky News' Jason Farrell said the protester appeared on the roof of a central London building, shouting at officers who were wearing climbing equipment.

He then ran towards the edge before he was pulled back and wrestled to the ground by police. He has been taken to hospital with a bloodied head.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/g8-protests-riot-police-deployed-london-115038692.html#eFL10XE

Video at link - 'throw himself off' may not be how I'd put it; I'd say it's possible he just thought he could get away by jumping. However, the BBC reports he said "I don't want to live in a fascist state".