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Bricked up Van Road Blocks dsei

Vanspotter | 15.09.2005 18:49

A small report about a van that was used to road block and disrupt dsei on a warm overcast wednesday morning.

Wednesday 14th September 2005.

At 11am a van bereft of a driver blocked Lower Lea Crossing, a road off a roundabout, beneath a bridge short of the Excel Centre by a mile. The road block saw half an hour of tail backs, redirection of traffic and anticipated disruption for the Arms Fair. On close inspection police found the van with its tyres slashed and on opening the back doors discovered what looked like a small red brick building; a three foot squared, brick block wedged through a gap of the van floor sitting firmly on the road. The van was removed using a fork lift truck.There have been two arrests in connection with this action.

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Late witness

15.09.2005 23:50

I was there shortly after the blocked had been cleared and filmed the van being loaded up on a flat bed truck to take away. Later, when I was stopped and detained by poice for over an hour for filming 'overtly' (must remember to get hidden camera. perhaps I'll get less hassle then) one of the cop told me that the van had been towed away after about ten minute. Another cop later refered to the blockade as 'ingenious' which I guess refers to the way the block was dropped through the floor to make it difficult to tow the van away. Incidental, while heading down to find the blockade I did see loads of delegate walking which is interesting as it's not exactly a normal walking route and certainly not short.

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