The Metropolitan Police announced that six people have been arrested on suspicion of plotting to prevent the opening of the London Stock Exchange.
Police have received information that activists from the Palestinian Action Group are planning to block the start of trading on the LSE on Monday by “locking on” to the building and causing damage.
Officers from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, along with officers from Merseyside Police, arrested a 31-year-old man from Liverpool on suspicion of conspiracy to cause criminal damage on Sunday morning. Officers have since arrested two more women, aged 28 and 26, in Liverpool, as well as a 29-year-old woman in Brent, north London, a 23-year-old man and a 27-year-old man in Tower Hamlets, east London. did. -Lives in Brighton.
Detective Sian Thomas, of the Metropolitan Police, said: “We believe this group was prepared to carry out a destructive and harmful stunt which, had it been successful, could have had serious consequences.” said.
“Keeping in mind the indications that this is part of a planned week of action, we are in contact with City of London Police and other forces across the UK to ensure appropriate resources are in place to deal with the disruption. We're looking forward to seeing you in the next few days. ”
Mr Thomas thanked the Daily Express, which provided the information, for its “willingness to provide information gleaned from its own investigation”. All six remain in custody.
The group, armed with fire extinguishers filled with red paint, reportedly climbed on top of two revolving doors at the front of the building, used bicycle locks to lock their necks into the glass entrances, and He said he wanted to cause “significant economic damage.”
Other activists huddled in front of the front and back entrances as “money guns” fired fake banknotes painted red to represent blood. The allegations came after a two-month investigation in which reporters posed as members of the group, the Express reported.
The Palestinian Action Group told PA: “The London Stock Exchange trades shares in arms manufacturers that raise billions of pounds for apartheid Israel and provide weapons for Israel's genocide of Palestinians.
“Our direct action campaign will not be stopped as long as Britain remains complicit in the brutal colonization of Palestine.”
