12:00 pm The mass of protesters arrive at St. Pauls. Initial numbers which ranged in the hundreds soon swelled into the thousands. By 12:00 pm protesters have taken over the steps of St. Paul's.Alastair Stevenson
12:00 pm The mass of protesters arrive at St. Pauls. Initial numbers which ranged in the hundreds soon swelled into the thousands. By 12:00 pm protesters have taken over the steps of St. Paul's.Alastair Stevenson12:15 pm Spokesmen and women began to emerge from the crowd, their messages reflecting the diversity of the protesters themselves, discussing a various topics, ranging from military action in Lybia to inequality in UK. The only common feature of each speaker's thoughts was the common motto "we are the 99 per cent!"Alastair Stevenson12:30 pm The protesters began to move towards their intended camp site. Police, previously unseen at the start of protest unload from vans surrounding St.Paul’s, following closely behind the protesters.Alastair Stevenson12:35 pm As protesters turn the corner back to the original square, routes previously open have been cordoned off by police. Mounted officers stand behind a line of police blocking the protesters' path to the square. Tensions mount as a number of protesters use megaphones to verbally berate the officers. "Get that animal off that horse" shouted one protesters. "Bloody fascist pigs, you're whats wrong with the country" followed another.Alastair Stevenson12:45 pm A team of student protesters holding a banner take to the front of the crowd screaming "follow us." The team lead the crowd down a side street only to find it too was being blocked by police.Alastair StevensonBritish police last night searched the Occupy the London Stock Exchange camp site after an "anonymous tip" reported seeing a fire-arm in one of the tents. Following their failed attempt to take the square, the protesters returned to St. Paul’s steps. At the time this article was written the protesters had begun mounting tents outside St. Paul’s.Alastair Stevenson
IBTimes reporters at the scene of the new Occupy the London Stock Exchange protest, breakdown the key moments of the new movement's opening hour bringing exclusive photos and testimonies direct from the scene.
