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| Million Mask March: Police car set alight at anti-capitalist protest | |
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| A police car has been set on fire as anti-capitalist protesters clashed with officers during a rally in London. | A police car has been set on fire as anti-capitalist protesters clashed with officers during a rally in London. |
| Crowds gathered in Parliament Square, opposite Parliament, for the Million Mask March, with many wearing the "Guido" masks of the Anonymous group. | Crowds gathered in Parliament Square, opposite Parliament, for the Million Mask March, with many wearing the "Guido" masks of the Anonymous group. |
| Mounted officers formed a barrier against a densely packed crowd on The Mall, with people chanting anti-inequality slogans. | Mounted officers formed a barrier against a densely packed crowd on The Mall, with people chanting anti-inequality slogans. |
| London's Met Police said arrests had been made for "public order offences". | London's Met Police said arrests had been made for "public order offences". |
| Some protesters were treated for injuries and were given first aid at the scene. | Some protesters were treated for injuries and were given first aid at the scene. |
| Trafalgar Square arrests | |
| Police say the car was parked in a side street and was unattended when it was attacked and set on fire. | |
| "This was an isolated incident with a small number of people involved, away from the main protests," the Met said in a statement. | |
| Earlier, three men - aged 38, 50 and 55 - were arrested in Trafalgar Square on suspicion of being in possession of offensive weapons. | |
| Police say they found knives, smoke and paint grenades, gas canisters and lock picks. | |
| The protest had started in Trafalgar Square. | |
| Eyewitnesses described a sudden surge of activity about half an hour into the event, as people at the front of the protest broke away and ran towards the Churchill War Rooms. | |
| Crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace, a distance away from the agreed route. | Crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace, a distance away from the agreed route. |
| Some tried to enter Great George Street - a short distance from Conservative Party headquarters - which had been closed off. | Some tried to enter Great George Street - a short distance from Conservative Party headquarters - which had been closed off. |
| Bottles were thrown over the barriers towards officers and fireworks and flares were set off. | Bottles were thrown over the barriers towards officers and fireworks and flares were set off. |