Met Police Chief Reveals How Protesters Planned to Disrupt Coronation

Met Police Chief Reveals How Protesters Planned to Disrupt Coronation
The Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, takes an oath to King Charles III at New Scotland Yard in central London on Sept. 12, 2022. PA
Evgenia Filimianova
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Protesters at the coronation were planning to use rape alarms and loud hailers, as well as vandalise monuments and throw paint at the procession, Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has revealed.

Months of planning were to be undermined by people who, according to Rowley, were posing a security threat to the crowds and the procession.

Evgenia Filimianova
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Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in UK politics, parliamentary proceedings and socioeconomic issues.
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