AdvertisementHundreds of anti-lockdown protesters including conspiracy theorists clashed with riot police at a mass rally in Trafalgar Square today organised by opponents of the Government's coronavirus restrictions. Police on horseback later moved in for a second attempt to break up the gathering in Trafalgar Square. In a statement today, the Metropolitan Police said: 'Police are aware of a number of people gathered to protest today in Trafalgar Square. Hundreds of anti-lockdown protesters including conspiracy theorists have clashed with riot police at a mass rally in Trafalgar Square today organised by opponents of the Government's coronavirus restrictionsHundreds of anti-lockdown protesters including conspiracy theorists have clashed with riot police at a mass rally in Trafalgar Square today organised by opponents of the Government's coronavirus restrictionsHundreds of anti-lockdown protesters including conspiracy theorists have clashed with riot police at a mass rally in Trafalgar Square today organised by opponents of the Government's coronavirus restrictionsHundreds of anti-lockdown protesters including conspiracy theorists have clashed with police at a mass rally in Trafalgar Square today organised by opponents of the Government's coronavirus restrictionsHundreds of anti-lockdown protesters including conspiracy theorists have clashed with police at a mass rally in Trafalgar Square today organised by opponents of the Government's coronavirus restrictionsHundreds of anti-lockdown protesters including conspiracy theorists have clashed with police at a mass rally in Trafalgar Square today organised by opponents of the Government's coronavirus restrictionsHundreds of anti-lockdown protesters including conspiracy theorists have clashed with police at a mass rally in Trafalgar Square today organised by opponents of the Government's coronavirus restrictions'Officers will patrol public spaces and will also respond to incidents where groups gather in numbers larger than six. Today's protest is the latest mass anti-lockdown gathering in recent weeks, after more than 10,000 protesters - including conspiracy theorists - assembled in Trafalgar Square.

Source: Daily Mail September 19, 2020 12:46 UTC