There were more arrests in Trafalgar Square on late Monday afternoon (October 7) on the first day of Extinction Rebellion's two-week protest.
Protesters had rigged a scaffolding tower which they were forcefully removed from.
The footage shows multiple arrestees (some from the tower, others not) being carried to police vans by officers, a moment where a young girl begs her mother to get out of the road fearing her arrest, and two protesters sharing a kiss through the glass of a police van.
Additionally, two protesters who locked their arms in a tube had it cut off by police.
It has been reported that 280 arrests have been made on the first day of the protest.
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