Occupy London protesters 'take over' Hackney empty bank

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Occupy London protesters 'take over' Hackney empty bank

Edited on Fri Nov-18-11 06:04 AM by dipsydoodle

Source: BBC News

Occupy London Stock Exchange protesters say they have taken over an empty office block in Hackney, east London, belonging to the bank UBS.

On Thursday, the deadline passed for protesters camping outside St Paul's Cathedral to leave the area or face court action.

The City of London Corporation had given protesters until 18:00 GMT to clear the "public highway".

But an Occupy London spokeswoman said: "We're not planning on going anywhere."

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15790972

Occupy London takes over empty UBS bank � live

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/2011/nov/18/occupy-london-takes-over-empty-ubs-bank-live

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