G8 protest in London’s West End 2013 – Johnatan Lo faro

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From: The Guardian ( http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/11/riot-police-g8-protest-london )

Riot police have been deployed in London amid demonstrations before aG8 conference.

About 100 officers were in Soho, central London, where protesters with banners were believed to be occupying a former police station in Beak Street.

The police activity comes after reports of a day of action before the two-day summit in Northern Ireland next week. Police protection of landmark sites across Belfast has been tightened in advance of the conference.

Westminster council’s cabinet member for city management, Ed Argar, said: “Our warden teams will be working with police to manage the streets and we also have clean-up crews on standby.

“Everyone respects the right to legitimate protest and I hope this will be a day without incident. However, businesspeople, shop staff and visitors have the right to go about the West End without intimidation or interference and we will do our best to ensure the centre of London runs smoothly.”

There were reports on Twitter of strong police presences in the Oxford Circus and Regent Street area and Golden Square, close to Beak Street.