Anti-capitalist protesters marched in London on the second day of their planned weeklong action on Wednesday to condemn the British capitalâ„¢s ties to militarism and capitalist violence.
The rally, organized by Stop G8 campaign group, saw scores of demonstrators gather outside the offices of the worldâ„¢s third largest arms producer BAE Systems before marching across Central London in a tour of locations linked with arms trade in the city.
The protesters, some of them wearing skull masks, carried flags reading Å“Arms dealers here today. This is not OK”, Å“Stop the DSEi Arms Fair” and Å“Think weâ„¢re scary? Youâ„¢ll find arms dealers inside”.
Some of the protesters also tried to close down part of the street outside the BAE Systems with a caution tape reading Å“Warning: Arms trade at work”.
Stop G8 has planned a week of action ahead of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland that will be held on June 17 and 18.
The action, however, is not being tolerated by British authorities with the police beginning its heavy-handed crackdown on the Stop G8 protests since their very beginning on Tuesday.
The force arrested 57 during the Tuesday rallies as well as in a raid on a deserted building on Beak Street, London, which was being used by campaigners as their Social Centre.
Several people were injured in the raid including two with serious head injuries.
The Wednesday rally also went ahead with scores of police officers surrounding the marchers from all sides.
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This article originally appeared on: Press TV