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Summary 20 people had been detained in the early hours as officers cleared the site.
Police say 20 people were arrested as officers and bailiffs dismantled Occupy Londons campsite outside the capitals famous St. Pauls Cathedral.The City of London police said Tuesday that 20 people had been detained in the early hours as officers removed tents and equipment from the site. Demonstrators have been camped outside the 300-year-old church since mid-October.The clearing follows a decision by Britains High Court rejecting the protesters challenge to an eviction order. It was of one of the longest-surviving encampments inspired by the New York protest against capitalist excess.Giles Fraser, who resigned as canon chancellor of St Pauls in solidarity with the protesters, says it is a sad day for the Church to see demonstrators removed.
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