Related News
Cyclists arrested for breaking Olympic cordon
Source: Agencies |
July 28, 2012, Saturday
|
Online Edition
Online Edition
More than 100 people were arrested during a protest by cyclists during the Olympics opening ceremony, police said today.
Scotland Yard said two groups of protesters were arrested on suspicion of breaching protest conditions and causing a public nuisance.
The amateur cycling club had tried to pedal their way through the security cordon around the Olympic Park during yesterday evening's opening ceremony.
Officers scuffled with several pro-cycling activists as dozens of cyclists were blocked by police vans from proceeding, Scotland Yard said. No serious injuries were reported.
The cyclists were identified as members of a monthly cycling event called "Critical Mass" that normally passes through the area, but a police order had prohibited the group from traveling into the Olympic Park area in east London during last night's opening ceremony.
Police said they would give the precise number of arrests later.
Separately, a small radical Islam group had planned a demonstration outside the Olympic Park to expose what it calls "the evil of the Olympics" yesterday, but the protest was canceled for no stated reason last week.
Scotland Yard said two groups of protesters were arrested on suspicion of breaching protest conditions and causing a public nuisance.
The amateur cycling club had tried to pedal their way through the security cordon around the Olympic Park during yesterday evening's opening ceremony.
Officers scuffled with several pro-cycling activists as dozens of cyclists were blocked by police vans from proceeding, Scotland Yard said. No serious injuries were reported.
The cyclists were identified as members of a monthly cycling event called "Critical Mass" that normally passes through the area, but a police order had prohibited the group from traveling into the Olympic Park area in east London during last night's opening ceremony.
Police said they would give the precise number of arrests later.
Separately, a small radical Islam group had planned a demonstration outside the Olympic Park to expose what it calls "the evil of the Olympics" yesterday, but the protest was canceled for no stated reason last week.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
