Protesters gather for climate camp

Aug 26 2009

Protesters have gathered at half a dozen locations across central London before "swooping" to a still secret location, where they plan to set up camp to campaign over climate change.

At one of the muster points, a small police presence looked on as campers waited outside Rio Tinto's office building near Moorgate while waiting for instructions on where to head next.

Up to 3,000 protesters are expected to join the week-long camp in London to protest against Government policies on climate change and the current economic situation they hold responsible for the issue.

Police have urged organisers to tell them where the camp is to be held, but protesters say they do not trust the police, who they blame for intimidation at previous camps.

Protesters were gathering at a number of sites ahead of the swoop, including outside Shell's offices and Stockwell Tube station, the site of the shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes.