Smash Edo protest


Smash EDO May Day protest
  • The parade moves from the station down Trafalgar Street. Picture by Ben Collier.
  • The police line outside McDonald's in London Road.
  • Smoke bombs are let off as Anti Arms protestors and police some on horses clash in London Road outside McDonald's
  • Smoke bombs are let off as Anti Arms protestors and police some on horses clash in London Road outside McDonald's
  • Smoke bombs are let off as Anti Arms protestors and police some on horses clash in London Road outside McDonald's
  • Smoke bombs are let off as Anti Arms protestors and police some on horses clash in London Road outside McDonald's
  • The city is preparing for the biggest demonstration Brighton and Hove has ever seen with thousands expected to attend the Mayday march organised by peace campaign group Smash EDO. The demonstrations are aimed at the Brighton-based defence manufacturer
  • The city is preparing for the biggest demonstration Brighton and Hove has ever seen with thousands expected to attend the Mayday march organised by peace campaign group Smash EDO. The demonstrations are aimed at the Brighton-based defence manufacturer
  • The city is preparing for the biggest demonstration Brighton and Hove has ever seen with thousands expected to attend the Mayday march organised by peace campaign group Smash EDO. The demonstrations are aimed at the Brighton-based defence manufacturer
  • The protest goes down Trafalgar Street this morning
  • The protest starts going down Trafalgar Street this morning.
  • A protester on a mobility scooter joins the march.
  • In case anyone was in any doubt as to which day it is.
  • A protester scales a lamp post on the seafront to fly a red flag lamp post
  • Masked demonstrators congregate outside the Sealife Centre.
  • A protester scales a lamp post ready to unfurl a red flag on the seafront.
  • Police form lines ahead of a standoff in Trafalgar Street this afternoon. Picture by James Devonport.
  • The confrontation in Trafalgar Street this afternoon threatens to turn violent. Picture by James Devonport.
  • The confrontation outside McDonald's
  • The confrontation outside McDonald's
  • The confrontation outside McDonald's
  • The city is preparing for the biggest demonstration Brighton and Hove has ever seen with thousands expected to attend the Mayday march organised by peace campaign group Smash EDO. The demonstrations are aimed at the Brighton-based defence manufacturer
  • The confrontation outside McDonald's.
  • The procession down Trafalgar Street.

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Brighton and Hove was hit by the biggest demonstration in more than 20 years today as Smash EDO took to the streets to protest against the EDO factory's involvement in arms production.

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