Julian Assange addresses demonstrators from the steps of St Paul's Cathedral in central London. Photo: AFP
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has joined about 800 people at a heavily policed rally in London's financial heart, part of worldwide protests against corporate greed and budget cutbacks.
The demonstrators, some of them masked, were pushed back by police as they marched from St Paul's Cathedral to the London Stock Exchange, around the corner from the famous landmark.
There were only minor scuffles with five people arrested, three for assaulting police officers and two for public order offences, Scotland Yard said.
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