The annual Million Mask March, organised by the Anonymous movement, was held in London on Thursday. Thousands of protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks participated in the event, which was held on Bonfire Night, commemorating the anniversary of the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
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An anti-capitalist demonstrator is taken away by police officers on Oxford Street during the Million Mask March, organised by the group Anonymous, in London on 5 November 2020.
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Police officers run as protesters at the Million Mask March and anti-lockdown demonstrators rally amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in London, UK on 5 November 2020.
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A woman uses protective masks to cover her face as protesters at the Million Mask March and anti-lockdown demonstrators rally amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in London, UK on 5 November 2020.
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Police make an arrest at the Million Mask March, an annual event described as a march "against austerity, the infringement of rights, war crimes, corrupt politicians and to reinstate liberty", in central London.
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Protesters at the Million Mask March and anti-lockdown demonstrators rally amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in London, UK on 5 November 2020.
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A woman is detained by police at the Million Mask March, an annual event described as a march "against austerity, the infringement of rights, war crimes, corrupt politicians and to reinstate liberty", which was held in Trafalgar Square in central London on 5 November 2020.
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A participant of the Million Mask March, an annual event described as a march "against austerity, the infringement of rights, war crimes, corrupt politicians and to reinstate liberty", in central London on 5 November 2020.
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A man is detained by police officers as protesters at the Million Mask March and anti-lockdown demonstrators rally amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in London, UK on 5 November 2020.
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A dog rests in a shopping trolley wrapped up against the cold as police patrol around the Million Mask March, an annual event described as a march "against austerity, the infringement of rights, war crimes, corrupt politicians and to reinstate liberty", in central London on 5 November 2020.
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A man dressed as Santa Claus gestures near police officers as Million Mask March and anti-lockdown protesters demonstrate amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in London, UK on 5 November 2020.
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Police officers block off Oxford Street to control an anti-capitalist demonstration, the Million Mask March, organised by the group Anonymous, in London on 5 November 2020.
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