The outbreak of London occupation

The "Occupy Wall Street" protests across the United States gradually escalated and quickly spread to other countries and regions. At noon on June 5, local time 10, many British people launched the "Occupy London Stock Exchange" campaign, made slogans and shouted slogans, and gathered outside the London Stock Exchange to protest.

The sunny weather in London that day was very conducive to protests. From 1 1 in the morning, the protesters have come to St. Paul's Cathedral, which is close to the London Stock Exchange. The London Stock Exchange is a top financial center as famous as Wall Street. By the end of June, more than 1 10,000 Britons had signed up for the protest through the social networking site FaceBook.

In view of the frequent riots in Britain this year, the London police who got the news in advance have already been deployed, and many police officers have been patrolling outside the London Stock Exchange for a long time.

Interestingly, Paternoster Square, where the London Stock Exchange is located, is a private property. Dozens of police lined up to block every entrance to the square, and protesters could not enter.

12 After noon, as more and more people gathered, many protesters flocked to the entrance of Paternoster Square, shouting slogans, and once tried to break through the police blockade. After the failure, protesters began to March peacefully around the buildings outside the stock exchange, and "occupying the London Stock Exchange" became "surrounding the London Stock Exchange".

Recently, the financial district of new york, USA, launched the Occupy Wall Street movement. Demonstrators set up camp every day to hold demonstrations, holding slogans and shouting slogans outside Wall Street financial institutions to protest against unequal treatment and advocate increasing taxes on the rich.

According to British and American media reports, demonstrators from 7 1 countries are going to hold demonstrations in more than 700 cities in June+10/October 65438+May, and the "Occupy Movement" has its first world premiere. In addition to the large-scale protests in London, demonstrations will also be held in Paris, Madrid, Seoul and Jakarta to protest against the global economic crisis and hold politicians and bankers accountable.