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XR accuses police of using 'increasing violence' against climate activists
Officers alleged to have drawn batons and thrown punches at peaceful protesters
Police and XR demonstrators as the group parked a bus on London Bridge on Tuesday
by Bethany Rielly and Will Stone
EXTINCTION REBELLION (XR) have accused police today of using “increasing violence” against activists after officers allegedly drew batons and threw punches at peaceful protesters.
Footage from a Tuesday protest on London Bridge appears to show officers manhandling activists on top of a bus that was blockading the road.
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