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| Green activists gather for camp | Green activists gather for camp |
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| Hundreds of protesters are moving towards locations in south-east London ahead of their "mass swoop" to the site of a week-long camp. | |
| The final location of the Climate Camp remains secret and will be revealed to activists by text message. | |
| Hare and Billet Road in Blackheath has been named as the location by the group on micro-blogging site Twitter. | |
| Earlier protesters gathered at six sites including Rio Tinto's office, Shell's HQ and Stockwell Tube station. | |
| Police said its 500 officers would adopt a low-key and "neighbourhood-style" approach to the protest. | Police said its 500 officers would adopt a low-key and "neighbourhood-style" approach to the protest. |
| 'Difficult judgements' | 'Difficult judgements' |
| BBC reporters have been told that the location could be in Lewisham, Cutty Sark, Greenwich Park or London Bridge. | |
| Campaigners are being directed to move constantly. A group of 50 activists are moving towards Moorgate station after leaving Rio Tinto's office in Aldermanbury Square. | |
| Another 100 climate campers have been asked to leave the Bank of England for Cutty Sark in south-east London while a group of 150 people have been asked to gather at Trafalgar Square. | |
| The Justice Secretary Jack Straw said it was unacceptable that protesters were not revealing the location. | The Justice Secretary Jack Straw said it was unacceptable that protesters were not revealing the location. |
| CAMP GATHERING POINTS The Bank of England The headquarters of oil company Shell in Waterloo, central LondonThe offices of BP near Picadilly Circus, central LondonStratford Station, near the site of the 2012 Olympics, east LondonOffices of mining company Rio Tinto in Moorgate, City of LondonStockwell Tube Station in south London, where Jean Charles de Menezes was shot dead by police | |
| Mr Straw said: "Ten years ago, when I was Home Secretary, we had a Stop the City demonstration which turned into a riot. | |
| "There was great criticism at the time then of the police, and indeed of me as the police authority for London... because it was said the demonstrators had not been contained. | "There was great criticism at the time then of the police, and indeed of me as the police authority for London... because it was said the demonstrators had not been contained. |
| "So the police are in a very difficult place - between a rock and literally a hard place. They've got some difficult judgements to make." | "So the police are in a very difficult place - between a rock and literally a hard place. They've got some difficult judgements to make." |
| A spokesperson for the Climate Camp said: "Everybody is waiting at different locations and some people are beginning to move in groups around London. | A spokesperson for the Climate Camp said: "Everybody is waiting at different locations and some people are beginning to move in groups around London. |
| "One group (about 100 activists) has also started a bike ride from Waterloo and they plan to cycle around London. The destination has not been revealed yet." | "One group (about 100 activists) has also started a bike ride from Waterloo and they plan to cycle around London. The destination has not been revealed yet." |
| The organisers plan to direct the movement of the various groups through text messages. | The organisers plan to direct the movement of the various groups through text messages. |
| The protest, which comes after the G20 demonstration in April, aims to draw attention to industries and government departments which protesters say are damaging the environment. | The protest, which comes after the G20 demonstration in April, aims to draw attention to industries and government departments which protesters say are damaging the environment. |
| Earlier in the week a list was leaked of 22 possible sites where the week-long camp could be held. | |
| Activists had repeatedly refused to reveal the final location claiming they "don't trust" the police and following accusations of the Met's heavy-handed approach to policing the G20 protests. | Activists had repeatedly refused to reveal the final location claiming they "don't trust" the police and following accusations of the Met's heavy-handed approach to policing the G20 protests. |
| Organisers said they expected about 3,000 people to participate in the protest. | |
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