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Police confrontation after Anarchist Bookfair - more photos

John | 23.10.2005 23:02 | Repression | London

Following the London Anarchist Bookfair, scores of police (many in riot gear) assaulted and intimidated pedestrians outside the bookfair venue, and arrested several people. Though the police had originally been called over to a pub down the road because someone was playing loud music, they offered no excuse or justification as to their violent, disorderly conduct.

Inside the bookfair
Inside the bookfair


Outside the venue
Outside the venue

Police have arrived
Police have arrived

Cops running around in riot gear
Cops running around in riot gear

At this point they're all just down the road; we're not sure why they're here
At this point they're all just down the road; we're not sure why they're here

Making an arrest
Making an arrest

Acting extra cocky
Acting extra cocky

Who were they protecting?
Who were they protecting?

Started forming a line
Started forming a line

Getting ready to march and chase us halfway round the block
Getting ready to march and chase us halfway round the block

On the other end of the road, police have also formed lines
On the other end of the road, police have also formed lines


Leaving Holloway Road
Leaving Holloway Road


Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the police actually marching at everybody, as I was too preocuppied trying to film it on my cameraphone.. of course, at the height of the action when I was surrounded by angry cops pushing us about yelling at us to get out of the way (despite our rather obvious pleas that we couldn't because they had surrounded us and there was nowhere to go, and that we would have very well liked to get out of their way had they not ran at us and assaulted us).. anyway, I tried filming this but one of the thugs who was wearing gloves (I think you can see him in the pictures) tried to break my phone out of my hands, and in the fumble I couldn't save that video.. Anyway...

John

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  1. Crime rate is so high — Civil liberties
  2. Bringing shame on the Left — The irony
  3. more trolls — more trolls
  4. your facts are wrong "the irony" — rikki
  5. clarification — me
  6. What clarification??? — Anne Archie
  7. arrests — FTP
  8. That's John Lydon that is!! — violent ann
  9. Still LMAO — Sir Cumspect
  10. facts/clarification — rikki
  11. get a life scum — me
  12. we're not/are political we're only doing our jobs — glasgow julian