Terrifying scenes in Brixton today.
A paramilitary-style force marching in the streets.
This is what the BLM movement wanted from the start and it will divide our society like never before.
https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/1289641869861744645
'A paramilitary-style force marching in the streets': Hundreds of protesters from coalition of groups branded 'terrifying' by Nigel Farage as they walk through London – with one confronting officers yelling ‘F*** the police’
A coalition of demonstrators marched through Brixton to 'make themselves heard' by UK government
Groups attending included Stop The Maangamizi and the Afrikan Emancipation Day reparations committee
Groups urge Government to form Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry for Truth & Reparatory Justice
Nigel Farage criticised some of those on the march for wearing 'paramilitary-style' equipment
Former MEP Nigel Farage blasted today's Afrikan Emancipation Day march through London, describing the event as 'divisive'.
Hundreds of demonstrators brought Brixton to a halt as they marched through London to mark Afrikan Emancipation Day.
The coalition of action groups - led by Stop The Maangamizi: We Charge Genocide/Ecocide and the Afrikan Emancipation Day reparations march committee - took the drastic action to 'make themselves heard' in a bid for reparations from the UK government.
Among the groups of people marching were one group, dressed in black and equipped with what appeared to be anti-stab vests. One protester was wearing a balaclava, while another, angrily confronted police officers.
The Metropolitan Police said three people have been arrested during this afternoon's demonstration.
Responding to the event, Mr Farage said: 'Terrifying scenes in Brixton today. A paramilitary-style force marching in the streets. This is what the BLM movement wanted from the start and it will divide our society like never before.'
However, co-leader of the Green Party Jonathan Bartley responded to Mr Farage's intervention. He tweeted: 'You are just trying to create division. But these people in Brixton today know that love and justice will conquer the fear and hate that you peddle. Hope is what people need right now and they are showing the pathway toward it.'
Other groups involved included the Forever Family Force and the Rhodes Must Fall Oxford campaigners.
A number of demonstrators temporarily blocked Brixton Road at the junction with Acre Lane, forcing cars and buses to stop and turn around.
Protesters, including some from Extinction Rebellion, occupied the middle of the junction until they were told to get back on to the curb by police officers.
Three people - holding signs saying 'mask up' and wearing visors - handed out face masks and hand sanitiser to those attending.
The main group, Stop The Maangamizi: We Charge Genocide/Ecocide, want the government to create an All-Party Parliamentary Commission for Truth and Reparatory Justice.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8583555/Dozens-protesters-aiming-lock-Brixton-march-London-streets.html