Police arrest EDL members to 'avert planned attack' in London

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/nov/11/edl-arrests-london-occupy-armistice-day
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Police have arrested more than 170 members of the English Defence League after reports of repeated threats to attack Occupy protesters camped outside St Paul's Cathedral on Armistice Day.

Scotland Yard said they believed a breach of the peace was about to take place after they got intelligence that the EDL were planning the Armistice Day attack. The law states officers can arrest if they believe the breach of the peace to be "imminent."

A member of the tented community outside the cathedral expressed gratitude to the police for preventing any violence.

"It is fantastic if they are using their resources to try and stop people getting on to this site," said Bryn Phillips, a member of the Occupy LSX community.
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great news!

[Posteritatis]

1. Always happy to see the EDL get in trouble. (nt)

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. Parallel thread in LBN

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x5056940

[dipsydoodle]

3. K & R

That lot are generally a problem in numbers although I doubt they had any intentions towards St Pauls - that's just spin.