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London Protests Turn Violent With Parliament Under Siege

Gregory White
Business Insider
December 9, 2010

Update 11:05 AM ET: Some incredible tweets from inside. The author is a journalist at the New Statesmen.

From Laurie Penny:

London Protests Turn Violent With Parliament Under Siege tweet

Update 10:45 AM ET: Here’s the latest video of the protests outside Parliament. Protesters are now fighting with police ahead of the 12:30 PM ET vote.

Protesters in London have Parliament surrounded as the vote nears to raise tuition fees for students.

This is a continuation of the protests that have wreaked havoc on Central London for the last few weeks.

The vote is scheduled to occur around 5:30 PM GMT (12:30 PM ET).

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London Protests Turn Violent With Parliament Under Siege london protest

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Check out this video from Russia Today:

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