The
logo
of
London
Stock
Exchange
Group
Plc
in
the
office
atrium
in
the
City
of
London,
UK,
on
Tuesday,
March
14,
2023.
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London
police
on
Sunday
arrested
six
pro-Palestine
activists
for
alleged
plans
to
lock
themselves
to
the
doors
of
the
London
Stock
Exchange
to
attempt
to
disrupt
trading
amid
the
ongoing
Israel-Hamas
war.
The
arrests
came
after
a
Friday
tip
from
U.K.
newspaper
The
Daily
Express,
which
had
sent
a
reporter
undercover
to
Palestine
Action
group
meetings
where
the
protests
were
coordinated.
“I’m
grateful
to
the
Express
for
their
willingness
to
provide
the
information
gleaned
from
their
own
investigation,”
Metropolitan
Police
Detective
Superintendent
Sian
Thomas
said
in
a
statement.
“It
was
instrumental
in
helping
us
intervene
successfully.”
The
six
Palestine
Action
protestors,
all
in
their
20s
or
early
30s,
planned
to
stage
a
week
of
protests,
starting
Monday
morning.
They
aimed
to
cause
financial
losses
for
U.K.
companies
doing
business
with
the
Israel
Defense
Force
amid
the
war
in
Gaza,
which
reached
the
100-day
mark
on
Sunday.
Since
the
Israel-Hamas
war
began
on
Oct.
7,
London
has
been
the
site
of
some
of
the
largest
demonstrations
calling
for
a
cease-fire
in
Gaza.
The
activists
intended
to
start
their
week
of
protests
on
Monday
morning
by
chaining
their
necks
to
the
doors
of
the
London
Stock
Exchange
to
prevent
anyone
from
entering,
according
to
the
Express’
report
published
Sunday.
They
also
planned
to
spray
fire
extinguishers
and
shoot
fake
bank
notes
painted
red
out
of
“money
guns”
around
the
stock
exchange,
according
to
the
Express
report.
The
goal
was
to
disrupt
trading
that
might
translate
to
millions
or
billions
in
financial
losses.
London’s
Metropolitan
Police
Force
is
aware
that
the
protestors
intended
to
stage
disruptions
throughout
the
week
and
said
it
is
coordinating
accordingly
“to
deal
with
any
disruption
in
the
coming
days.”
