Thursday, April 2, 2009

G20 protesters storm RBS

Protesters in masks and suits satirizing bankers gather outside the Bank of England in the City of London in a demonstration against the financial institutions as world leaders from the Group of 20 countries gather for a Summit

Protesters in masks and suits gather outside the Bank of England for the G20 summit demonstration in the City of London today

(Sang Tan/AP)

A protestor throws a computer terminal taken from the Royal Bank of Scotland office at the smashed windows of a branch of RBS near the Bank of England

International leaders meet hoping to tackle economic crisis

The demonstrators soon took their anger out on the buildings in the financial hub of the capital. This computer monitor taken from the Royal Bank of Scotland is hurled through a window during G20 disturbances in the City of London

Hooded protesters gather in central London's financial district
Many of the protesters wore hoods to stop the police identifying them
Protestors demonstrate ahead of the G-20 summit, in central London,
Protesters gather in Central London for demonstrations against the G20 summit, taking part in London Docklands
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left center, and U.S. President Barack Obama, right center, during their joint meeting

Gordon Brown, center left, and President Obama, seated opposite, during their joint meeting in the Cabinet Room at 10 Downing Street in Central London

(Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

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