Baku-APA. Police officers hold back protesters on Piccadilly during a demonstration ahead of next week's G8 summit in Northern Ireland, APA reports quoting Press TV.
Next week will see Enniskillen in Northern Ireland host the two day G8 summit where international leaders including Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and US President Barack Obama take part in the two day event.
The chosen location is only 8 kilometers from the scene of one of Northern Ireland's worst killings back in 1987, however Cameron is confident that it's secluded location will deter any potential trouble.
Police have said they also raided an unoccupied building in Norton Folgate near Liverpool Street this afternoon after reports of criminal damage.
Around 20 people were inside at the time and officers made three arrests for alleged criminal damage, Scotland Yard said.
One 24-year-old protestor who did not want to be named said he had been in the squat for almost 24 hours when the police entered.
"One of them almost hit my face with a pick axe. I left peacefully so they led me away. I'm just waiting for my friends to come out now", he said.
He described the atmosphere in the squat and said: "It was great, there was a really good vibe."
Another protestor who had been staying in the squat for a few days said there were around 250 people in there this morning including an 8-year-old child and some in their sixties.
As protestors were led out of the building by police down a side street, they were greeted with cheers.
Crowds also chanted "shame on you" and "murderers" to the police after an ambulance was called to the premises.
Another report suggested that the number of arrests in central London has now reached 32 people.
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