Chaos on the streets of London: Million Mask March protesters torch police car and launch fireworks at horses in clashes outside Buckingham Palace and the Hunger Games premiere

November 05, 2015

Thousands of masked anti-capitalist demonstrators have descended on central London for a Bonfire Night protest 

  • Video footage taken tonight shows activist with his face covered smashing up flaming police car with metal railings 
  • Officers battled to contain crowds as bottles, cones and fireworks were launched at police horses during clashes 
  • Earlier, three men carrying knives, smoke and paint grenades, gas canisters and lock picks were arrested 
  • Anonymous, the anarchist hacking group behind the march, told those taking part, 'police are not your friends'
Chaos on the streets of London: Million Mask March protesters torch police car and launch fireworks at horses in clashes outside Buckingham Palace and the Hunger Games premiere
A police car has been set on fire by masked anti-capitalist demonstrators as a Bonfire Night protest descended into violence
Thousands of protesters wearing sinister Guy Fawkes masks have brought chaos to the streets of London.
Some of the anti-capitalist anarchists torched a police vehicle as scores of others gathered outside Leicester Square, moments after stars including Jennifer Lawrence and Julianne Moore had walked the red carpet at the premiere of the latest Hunger Games film.
They also tried to target Buckingham Palace, launching bottles, cones and fireworks at mounted police keeping guard outside. Some even aimed fireworks at the horses horses, and attempted to dazzle them with laser pointers. 
Elsewhere, officers were forced to brandish their batons after clashes turned violent as the vandals marauded through the streets, setting off smoke bombs and daubing graffiti.
A masked protester carries a smoke bomb above the crowd as the march makes its way from Trafalgar Square towards Whitehall
It came hours after Anonymous, the anarchist hacking group behind the 'Million Mask March' warned 'police are not your friends'. Russell Brand and Vivienne Westwood had joined the group’s supporters on a November 5 protest last year that saw spectacular clashes with police.
Chaos on the streets of London: Million Mask March protesters torch police car and launch fireworks at horses in clashes outside Buckingham Palace and the Hunger Games premiere
A man is detained by two police officers on Regent Street in London during the Million Mask March bonfire night protest
Earlier, three men carrying knives, gas canisters and lock picks were arrested in Trafalgar Square after a police stop and search. Police had held three people at about 2.30pm after spotting a group of men acting suspiciously.
Strict restrictions were placed on the protesters, who had agreed to march from Trafalgar Square to Whitehall. But violence erupted as crowds broke away from the main collective, gathering outside Buckingham Palace and Leicester Square.
Officers began to make more arrests after the protest’s 9pm deadline expired. 
Source DAILYMAIL
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