Police in the UK Arrest Six Pro-Palestine Protestors in Suspected Plot to Disrupt London Stock Exchange
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The Metropolitan police in London announced the arrest of six people for allegedly plotting to prevent the London Stock Exchange from opening for trading on Monday.
The investigation began after information was passed to the Met by the Daily Express on Friday.
The suspects, according to police, are all members of the group Palestine Action and were planning to disrupt the Exchange by “locking on” to the building and causing “huge economic damage.”
It is alleged that their plans included climbing on top of two revolving doors at the front of the building with red paint-filled fire extinguishers and locking themselves by their necks to the entrance.
A statement from the Met reveals,
