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Some very revealing footage has come out of the mass police attack on the people in Hyde Park who were having a sing-along. It appears there were some violent provocateurs in the crowd, most likely Antifa types. (Possibly paid police agents, but I think that& #39;s less likely.)
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Here& #39;s the first video clip. A man wearing a dark red scarf around his face deliberately comes through the lines and shoves a policeman in a provocative way, and then hangs about in front of him in a ready-to-fight pose, swinging his fists, egging him on to attack.
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Who wears a mask at an anti-mask rally? Unlikely to be any of the genuine anti-lockdown people. Dressed very much like an Antifa member with scarf mask, dark sunglasses, black gloves, and a black backpack.
One of the anti-lockdown ladies has to put a stop to his tactics.
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One of the anti-lockdown ladies has to put a stop to his tactics.
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After the police retreated to the edge of the park, another episode from someone dressed in a similar way with a red scarf, black cap and black backpack, who tries to grab a truncheon off a policeman.
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The point of this is clearly to provoke a response and escalate the violence between the two sides.
The lockdown protest leaders are again the ones defusing the violence.
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The lockdown protest leaders are again the ones defusing the violence.
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Although this person is dressed in a similar way to the first, it& #39;s a different person (different skin shade, cap has a white insignia, and the scarf is a brighter colour).
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Then a third attack from the first person again, who launches himself over the top of the crowd and lands a punch right on a policemen& #39;s head, and then quickly retreats. I have slowed down and zoomed in on this, as it was very quick
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The scarf looks slightly darker than in the first video, but I think that& #39;s just the light and the shiny material. Like in the first video the guy has a Nike backpack, black cap, black sunglasses and black gloves.
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It& #39;s clear that these are deliberate provocateurs, most likely Antifa or hard-leftists of some sort, trying to provoke a violent clash with the police in order to undermine the protest and also to make the police look like violent thugs.
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They might have been police agents but the large backpacks they wear suggest Antifa types rather than police agents.
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Also it& #39;s doubtful whether the police really wanted too much violence. A bloody nose for the front page, yes, serious full-on fighting against an enraged mob not so much.
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