G-20 protest in London

Workers gather in the street Thursday to watch as French climber Alain Robert scales the Lloyd’s building in the City of London in a protest calling for awareness of climate change.

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Police tackle and subdue a man outside the London Stock Exchange in central London’s financial district Thursday amid a heightened security operation to protect the G-20 meeting from violent protests and terrorists.

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Media surround a woman carrying flowers in London’s financial district Thursday as activists were protesting the death of a man during Wednesday’s demonstrations.

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Police surrounding the Royal Exchange building await an expected protest Thursday during the meeting of the G-20. Financial district workers returned to their jobs Thursday after clashes between authorities and demonstrators broke out Wednesday.

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An activist is restrained and searched by police during protests Thursday outside the Bank of England in London’s financial district.

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Demonstrators outside the Bank of England on Thursday hold up signs protesting the death of a man during clashes with police Wednesday.

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Flags, banners and signs confront police patrolling barriers near the Excel Centre in Central London, where world leaders gathered Thursday to deal with the global financial crisis.

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Protesters smash the windows of a Royal Bank of Scotland branch near the Bank of England in London. Leaders wrangled Wednesday during the G-20 London summit over the global economy as demonstrators attacked a bank in the British capital’s main financial district.

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Police react to protesters as they block access to a branch of Royal Bank of Scotland in London. Protesters marched through London demanding action on poverty, climate change and jobs as world leaders arrived in London ahead of the G-20 summit.

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A protester throws a metal object through the window of a Royal Bank of Scotland branch in London.

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A policeman clashes with a protester during a demonstration in London.

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A line of police officers block protesters during a London demonstration.

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A protester is apprehended by police outside the Bank of England in London.

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A protester holds a sign during a demonstration in central London.

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British police in riot gear clash with demonstrators in central London’s financial district.

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Environmental activists rally outside the Climate Exchange building in London.

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