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| Police try to identify suspects from cuts protest unrest | Police try to identify suspects from cuts protest unrest |
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| Police investigating people involved in unrest in central London on 26 March have released images of 18 suspects. | Police investigating people involved in unrest in central London on 26 March have released images of 18 suspects. |
| Police have already charged 149 people after violence broke out during and after a peaceful anti-spending cuts protest organised by the TUC. | |
| A group attacked police, broke windows and daubed banks and shops with paint. | A group attacked police, broke windows and daubed banks and shops with paint. |
| Detective Chief Superintendent Matthew Horne said: "We are working tirelessly to identify those responsible for the appalling acts of criminal behaviour." | Detective Chief Superintendent Matthew Horne said: "We are working tirelessly to identify those responsible for the appalling acts of criminal behaviour." |
| A total of 201 arrests were made, most of them after a campaign group staged a sit-in at a luxury store on Piccadilly. | A total of 201 arrests were made, most of them after a campaign group staged a sit-in at a luxury store on Piccadilly. |
| Scotland Yard said the violence "could not have been more markedly different" from the TUC event, in which between 250,000 and 500,000 people took part. | Scotland Yard said the violence "could not have been more markedly different" from the TUC event, in which between 250,000 and 500,000 people took part. |
| Police have launched an investigation, Operation Brontide, and have now begun releasing images from various sources, including CCTV cameras. | Police have launched an investigation, Operation Brontide, and have now begun releasing images from various sources, including CCTV cameras. |
| Det Ch Supt Horne, who is leading the investigation, said: "The vast majority of people, who came to London that day, did so peacefully, but a significant minority didn't - they came to cause violence and damage. There is an extensive operation to identify these people. | Det Ch Supt Horne, who is leading the investigation, said: "The vast majority of people, who came to London that day, did so peacefully, but a significant minority didn't - they came to cause violence and damage. There is an extensive operation to identify these people. |
| "With the help of the public they will be called to account for their actions on that day. I would urge anyone who recognises these individuals to contact my team." | "With the help of the public they will be called to account for their actions on that day. I would urge anyone who recognises these individuals to contact my team." |
| He urged anyone with information to contact the Operation Brontide team on 020 8246 9386 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111. | He urged anyone with information to contact the Operation Brontide team on 020 8246 9386 or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111. |