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Police make 47 arrests at the Million Mask March | |
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Forty-seven people have been arrested at the annual Million Mask March in central London, police have said. | |
Protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks joined the anti-capitalist march from Trafalgar Square to Parliament on Saturday evening. | Protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks joined the anti-capitalist march from Trafalgar Square to Parliament on Saturday evening. |
Police imposed strict conditions on this year's march following disorder at the 2015 event. | Police imposed strict conditions on this year's march following disorder at the 2015 event. |
The protest is one of several similar marches held worldwide on 5 November to demonstrate against capitalism. | |
In a breakdown provided by the Met at 21:00 GMT, at which point 33 people had been detained, police said the arrests were for drugs, offensive weapons, criminal damage, public order and obstruction offences. | |
Supporters of the hacking group Anonymous demonstrated along the route during a three-hour window between 18:00 and 21:00. | |
Some protesters climbed the base of Nelson's column and chanted the slogan "one solution, revolution" while others ignited fireworks and flares in front of Westminster Abbey. | Some protesters climbed the base of Nelson's column and chanted the slogan "one solution, revolution" while others ignited fireworks and flares in front of Westminster Abbey. |
Police formed a ring of steel outside the Houses of Parliament and told demonstrators to stay within the agreed boundaries as the march moved forward. | Police formed a ring of steel outside the Houses of Parliament and told demonstrators to stay within the agreed boundaries as the march moved forward. |
Last year's protest resulted in 50 arrests as four police officers and six horses were injured in clashes with demonstrators. |