Apr 01 2009
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G20 protesters smash windows, clash with police
By William Maclean and Kate Holton
LONDON (Reuters) - Demonstrators clashed with riot police and smashed bank windows in Britain’s financial center on Wednesday in protest against a system they said had robbed the poor to benefit the rich.
Hundreds of protesters converged on a branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland, shattering windows. Rescued by the government in October, RBS has become a lightning rod for public anger over banker excess blamed for the crisis.
The protests were timed to coincide with a G20 meeting of the world’s leading and emerging economies.
via reuters.com
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