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London Million Mask March Leaves 3 Officers Injured, 50 Protesters Arrested

© AFP 2023 / JACK TAYLOR Anti-capitalist protesters attack a British police car during the "Million Masks March", organised by the group Anonymous, near the Houses of Parliament in London on November 5, 2015.
Anti-capitalist protesters attack a British police car during the Million Masks March, organised by the group Anonymous, near the Houses of Parliament in London on November 5, 2015. - Sputnik International
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Massive protests against corruption and censorship in the UK capital resulted in the arrest of 50 people and left 3 policemen injured, the UK Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Friday.

An anti-capitalist protester wearing aGuy Fawkes mask holds a lit flare during the Million Masks March, organised by the group Anonymous, near the Houses of Parliament in central London on November 5, 2015. - Sputnik International
Bonfire Revolution by Million Mask Marchers
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Thursday, some 18,000 masked activists in London participated in a global rally against censorship, corruption and war, known as the Million Mask March.

"50 arrests, 3 officers in hospital, police horse injured, police car damaged — protestors now dispersed," the statement read.

According to the statement, the officers were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries sustained policing the protests.

The Million Mask demonstration is an annual event, which has been held across the globe since 2012.

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