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W.T.O.DEMONSTRATION LONDON 30/11/99

Following the links made with the Reclaim The Streets during the Liverpool dock strike, a delegation of Liverpool dockers joined the demonstration in London at Euston station.

The demonstration was attended by about 3,000 people from various enviromental groups.The police were out in force, determined to crush any protest after the June 18 demo in the city of London.The demonstration started at 5pm after an hour into the protest the police moved in on the demonstrators and fighting broke out between police and protesters, who were protesting against the World Trade Organisation in Seattle, the demo was notable by the absence of any large number of trade unionists who would be most affected by decisions made at the W.T.O conference. The demonstartors where hemmed in to the train station and police snatch squads made numerous arrests. All traffic to and from Euston station which is the capital's main station was halted for several hours.

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