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25 Bush protesters arrested ITN
News Police have arrested 25 protesters as demonstrations against George Bush's visit developed into a stand-off. Protesters had been gathering in Parliament Square for their final head-to-head with the outgoing US president. As the American leader met with Gordon Brown in Whitehall, demonstrators shouted: "George Bush: terrorist," and brandished placards emblazoned with his name, blood patches and handcuffs. Members of the Stop War Coalition, CND and the British Muslim Initiative organised the rally.
(Article continues below) There were approximately 2,000 to 2,500 demonstrators in Parliament Square, Scotland Yard said, with around 1,200 police officers working on each day of the President's visit. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Chris Allison said: "We are seriously disappointed by the irresponsible and criminal action of those who have challenged police, physically ripping apart security barriers with the sole aim of breaching security in Whitehall." He said: "In a number of meetings with the Stop the War Coalition we have attempted to work with them to facilitate lawful protest, offering them a number of opportunities to express their views in a legitimate manner. We have done nothing but negotiate to make their demonstration a success. "London has been at a severe level of threat from terrorism for a number of years and, in the current climate, attacks such as the ones we have seen are totally irresponsible as such behaviour can be used as cover for more sinister criminal activity. "In this climate any activity to challenge the security of the President of the United States of America will be robustly responded to by police. Police officers faced with people attempting to breach our cordons have no option but to protect them.
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