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Anarchists take over abandoned police station

ANARCHISTS have occupied and taken over an abandoned police station in London.

Activists from the Green Anti-Capitalist Front took over the premises at Paddington Green, central London, on Friday night and were still there today.

An attempt by the Metropolitan Police to evict the protesters proved unsuccessful.

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