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Police remove Zimbabwe protesters Zimbabwe embassy protesters held
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Protesters who barricaded themselves inside the Zimbabwean Embassy have been removed by the police. Protesters who barricaded themselves inside the Zimbabwean embassy in London have been arrested.
About 10 demonstrators gained entry into the building on the Strand after posing as people who wanted to renew their passports. Ten members of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) were removed by police from the building in the Strand on Wednesday.
They went in at about 0910 GMT and said they would not leave until they had met the ambassador. They were protesting at claims MDC members had been violently repressed by the regime of President Mugabe.
Police had earlier said they were looking for a "peaceful resolution" to the matter. Police said seven men and three woman were being held on suspicion of trespassing on diplomatic premises.
Last week about 300 demonstrators from the opposition party Movement for Democratic Change gathered outside the Zimbabwean Embassy calling for the end of Robert Mugabe's rule. Posing as people wanting to renew their passports, the group gained access to the building before demanding to meet the ambassador.
Activists wanted to hand him a petition, signed by Zimbabweans living in Britain, calling for an end to the arrest and torture of opposition supporters.
Legitimate protest
MDC UK chairman Ephraim Tapa accused British police of depriving the demonstrators of their right to protest.
He said: "We don't understand. We have not caused any harm to anybody, we are not causing any violence, we have not destroyed property.
"We are just here to express ourselves and our feelings, and for doing that we are threatened here."
A spokesman for the Zimbabwean Embassy said business had continued as normal during the protest.
He said the campaigners' claims about the Mugabe regime were being dealt with by the police.
Last week about 300 demonstrators from the MDC gathered outside the Zimbabwean Embassy in London calling for an end to President Mugabe's rule.