A small group of protesters smashed windows and attempted to occupy shops in central London - as tens of thousands of people marched against government cuts. Anti-capitalists and anarchists attacked branches of HSBC, Lloyds and Santander banks as well as McDonalds, Topshop and Dorothy Perkins. The windows of the Ritz hotel and an Ann Summers store in Soho were smashed.
Light bulbs filled with ammonia and paint bombs were thrown in Oxford Street, police said.
However, the majority of the demonstration - dubbed the "March for the Alternative" - was peaceful with organisers claiming up to 500,000 people had taken part.
Police commander Bob Broadhurst said about 150 people, who had nothing to do with the march organised by the Trade Union Congress, were responsible for the violence. He described them as "criminals, not protesters", saying they were mainly young and masked Read More
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