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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Sean Morrison, Jacob Jarvis, Luke O'Reilly

Extinction Rebellion London protests LIVE: Police arrest 800 activists as officers dismantle makeshifts camps erected outside of Trafalgar Square

Police arrest a climate activist during the third day of climate change demonstrations (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Police are dismantling hundreds of tents and gazebos belonging to Extinction Rebellion protesters which have been erected outside of the designated site at ­Trafalgar Square.

Officers marched through Westminster this afternoon, removing structures from the roads and arresting those who refused to move. They have seized so much equipment that it would fill eight 10-tonne lorries.

Now in its third day, the protests - which activists plan to continue for two weeks - have seen more than 600 people arrested.

Police have attempted to restrict the sprawling protest by warning that anyone failing to join those in Trafalgar Square will be arrested.

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