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"Occupy Wall Street" protest spreads to London

15 October 2011 20:17 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. "Occupy Wall Street" movement has spread to London as thousands of protestors started to gather outside St Paul’s Cathedral in central London from Saturday noon, APA reports quoting Xinhua.

The protestors originally planned to assemble in front of St Paul’s Cathedral and then march towards the City of London to "occupy" the Square Mile.

Yet the police immediately blockaded all the exits of lanes and streets nearby the Cathedral, leaving protestors stuck inside "walls of policemen."

"Our Streets!", "We have the right to strike!" a lot of protestors shouted, holding up banners with words like "No cuts," "Fight for every job," "Bankers got bailout We got sold out," etc.

The "Occupy London" website said the movement is aimed at addressing social and economic injustice in Britain and beyond, as "part of a global movement for real democracy."