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from the Guardian UK:



G20 protesters set up camp on City fringes
Demonstrators take over squats on edge of Square Mile to use as bases for 'direct action' ahead of summit

Paul Lewis, Peter Walker and Sandra Laville
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 31 March 2009


Demonstrators converging on the G20 summit this evening began taking over squats on the border of London's Square Mile to use as bases from which to launch a series of co-ordinated "direct action" protests.

The occupation of four buildings prompted the first confrontations with police, and marked the start of two days in which officers are expected to play cat and mouse with protesters determined to bring the financial heart of the capital to a standstill.

Protests are expected to centre around the Bank of England, where anti-capitalists and anarchist groups will converge at noon, and the European Climate Exchange in Bishopsgate, where at 12.30pm environmental activists say they will "swoop" on to the street and set up an overnight camp.

Financial institutions across the capital are on high alert, with police fearing that dozens of small, organised cells of anarchists are planning to peel away from the main demonstrations to force their way into office buildings, tube stations or banks.

Protesters have circulated a map of City targets that includes the offices of scores of banks, law firms and energy companies. It identifies 138 targets across the City, with more than 50 financial institutions pinpointed, including some of those blamed for sparking the economic crisis. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/31/g20-summit-protests

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