Occupy the London Stock Exchange: Can UK Police Deal with Another Protest?

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With the Occupy the London Stock Exchange protest set to begin on Saturday, critics have begun to question whether, given its recent track record with the student protests and August riots, UK police forces will be able to handle another protest.

News of a London Occupy protest broke in September, just after the initial Occupy Wall Street campaign began. The protest's official date was revealed later via the movement's semi-official Web site, which issued a press release confirming the protest would begin Saturday.

The protest will reportedly mirror the ongoing Occupy protests that began at Wall Street in September, seeing protesters pitch tents at Paternoster Square near the LSE and mount an encampment until 11 a.m. on 12 December.

In keeping with the other Occupy movements using the slogan, "We are the 99 per cent," the London event will oppose the continuing influence of banks and corporations in global politics. In its statement, the movement's spokesman said the LSE sit-in had already attracted 3,500 confirmed attendees.

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