Anti-Trump protesters gather in London against his state visit
Armed with signs and shouting slogans, thousands of anti-Donald Trump protesters descended Wednesday on central London to decry the US president's unprecedented second state visit to the UK.
London's Metropolitan Police estimated that there were around 5,000 people at the protest.
With Trump receiving the red-carpet treatment at Windsor Castle, around 22 miles (35 kilometers) west of London, demonstrators marched in the heart of the British capital to display their disdain for him on the first full day of the trip.
"We're protesting, I suppose, about everything about Donald Trump. You don't know what placard to carry, really, there's so many things (to dislike)," former teacher Dave Lockett, 67, told AFP.
"He's sowing destruction and disorder throughout the whole Earth... If Trump's ideas get into this society, then what we're talking about is fascism in Britain," he added.
The protesters massed near the BBC's headquarters in the early afternoon, before heading south to Parliament Square for a rally hosted by well-known comedian Nish Kumar and podcaster Coco Khan featuring various speakers.
They were to include new Green Party leader Zack Polanski, veteran left-wing lawmaker Jeremy Corbyn and environmental activist writer George Monbiot.
A group called the Stop Trump Coalition organised the demo, with a broad alliance of organizations sponsoring it, including Amnesty International UK, Black Lives Matter UK, Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Greenpeace.
(Source: AFP)
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