London Shops Attacked as 250,000 Protest Public Spending Cuts
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Protesters clashed with police in London as hundreds of thousands of people, including public-sector workers and students, demonstrated against Britain’s deepest public spending cuts since World War II.
Demonstrators in the Oxford Street shopping area threw paint and light bulbs filled with ammonia, said a Metropolitan Police Service spokesman, who declined to be identified in line with policy. Windows were smashed and nine people were arrested, according to the police. Footage broadcast by Sky News showed a branch of HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe’s largest bank, splashed with paint as protesters broke in.