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Riot police raid Soho squat of protestors ahead of the G8 summit

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11th Jun 13 12:32 pm

Riot Police in Soho

Source: George Henton

Riot police have raided a building in Soho after anti-capitalist demonstrators threatened to protest ahead of next week’s G8 summit in Northern Ireland.

Freelance photographer George Henton, who was at the scene, tweeted photos of policemen evacuating a building that is believed to be a squat.

Riot Police in Soho

Source: George Henton

As part of the “Carnival against Capitalism” campaign, protestors have published a map of global banks and hedge funds and have threatened to target 100 addresses of “power and tyranny”.

Londoners working in the vicinity have tweeted that they’re “locked in” offices because of rioters in the area. A lot of helicopters were seen flying overhead in the West End and over 100 policemen were deployed in Soho.

LondonlovesBusiness.com’s Simona Sikimic, who’s at the scene, reports that protestors are moving down Regent Street towards Green Park.

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