April 7, 2009 UKTimes
Tamil Tiger flags seized as Westminster protest grows
Tamil Tiger flags seized as Westminster protest grows
Nico Hines
Police seized Tamil Tiger flags and made a series of arrests outside Parliament today as officers struggled to control a growing demonstration over alleged human rights abuses in Sri Lanka.
Scotland Yard warned it may have to make “a huge number of arrests” as the size of the Tamil rally swelled beyond 1,000 after the demonstration seemed to have been quelled this morning.
Protesters were forced into the centre of Parliament Square by lunchtime as police finally pushed the unauthorised Sri Lankan demonstration off Westminster’s busy roads after almost 24 hours of disruption.
The Metropolitan Police moved in to try to end the overnight protest, triggering minor scuffles and around four arrests.
Times
Scotland Yard warned it may have to make “a huge number of arrests” as the size of the Tamil rally swelled beyond 1,000 after the demonstration seemed to have been quelled this morning.
Protesters were forced into the centre of Parliament Square by lunchtime as police finally pushed the unauthorised Sri Lankan demonstration off Westminster’s busy roads after almost 24 hours of disruption.
The Metropolitan Police moved in to try to end the overnight protest, triggering minor scuffles and around four arrests.
Times
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