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G20: another version of the truth

http://underclassrising.net/ | 20.04.2009 15:27

This is an attempt to compile a comprehensive narrative about the situation around Royal Exchange when Ian Tomlinson was assaulted, and subsequent events, referenced to photos, videos and eyewitness accounts. It is still very much a work in progress, and will be updated frequently as additional material is located.

In the early evening of April 1st, on Lombard Street , where

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2368505.ece?OTC-RSS&ATTR=NewsRoss Hardy and another

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/apr/17/ian-tomlinson-new-pictures-g20unnamed photographertook pictures of Ian Tomlinson outside Gym Box (reported as 7:10 pm), cops are clearing the street, and

http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=davehighbury&view=videosbased on later videossome of those present end up on Cornhill. (

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_lWq8B1ZUY1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoPyKYVdQpk2

Nearby on Cornhill a group of British Transport Police (BTP) and Met

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_Support_Unit_%28UK%29Level 2ssplit the crowd arbitrarily into ‘protesters’ and ‘onlookers’. Present at this point are City of London Police Chief Superintendent

http://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/CityPolice/About/OurPeople/ManagementBoard/alexrobertson.htmAlex Robertson(CSAR -

http://pa.photoshelter.com/gallery-img-show?P_ID=&_bqG=3&_bqH=eJwLjff2CDWKCvRKy00Od44qDS0tjMozL8sPLfW1MrEyMrWyco_3dLF1NwACz.AqE8eceJ.CZF81d894d0cfH9egSGzSAJgMGmw-&GI_IMAGE_ID=I0000asZsC5FtFBobronze commanderfor Operation Glencoe), a Chief Inspector from Sussex Police (KBCI - apparently

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/03/393585.htmlCI Millsof EDO infamy), and several FIT officers of interest (F1 - EK127 PC Alan Palfrey, F3, & F4). (

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhPCiLm9Huw1http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexcudbyphotography/3409874577/in/datetaken/2- 7:11pm,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexcudbyphotography/3409873469/in/datetaken/3- 7:12,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexcudbyphotography/3409883905/in/datetaken/4- 7:12,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23228490@N04/3405023539/in/datetaken/5http://www.flickr.com/photos/lorp/3427578634/in/datetaken/6- 7:15,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zongo/3405629432/in/datetaken/7- 7:15,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/zongo/3404817621/8- 7:15,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/marcusbensasson/3415986339/in/datetaken/9- 7:15,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/8718504@N02/3410559400/in/datetaken/10http://www.flickr.com/photos/8718504@N02/3409748599/in/datetaken/11

Minutes later some of the FIT have moved from Cornhill to Threadneedle Street. Present are police dogs, Officer A, F3, F4, and a midranking City officer carrying a blue folder (CPblue). Two men are bitten by the dogs, one of them

http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/04/427804.htmlis arrestedand the FIT push photographers Eastwards, away from .

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