London (AFP)
Several dozen protesters opposed to anti-Covid restrictions and the vaccination campaign forced the entrance to a London building housing several British news channels on Monday.
As hundreds of anti-vaccine protesters marched in the British capital, some of them passed through the security of ITN headquarters at midday, where news from ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. They gathered at the reception.
According to ITV, they strongly attacked a presenter.
As vaccination has just been extended to 16-17 year olds in the UK, a cry has also been heard: "They are preying on our children".
The police, called on the spot, simply indicated that the demonstrators then left the building.
"We are opposed to mass screening with questionable PCRs, and to the vaccination of children," Natalie, 40, told AFP during the demonstration.
"The mass media only talk about the deaths of the Covid," said another protester posing as Dean Corona.
On the other hand, "they did not speak of a single death due to the vaccines".
The places were in the afternoon under strong police protection, noted an AFP photographer.
"The attacks on journalists for their reporting on the coronavirus are a worrying development," said a spokesperson for ITN.
"The consequence of this action was to prevent journalists from continuing their news gathering activities, which ITN strongly condemns."
In early August, a few dozen people came to demonstrate in front of former BBC offices in West London, now occupied by other media.
They had been forcefully pushed back by the police.
Vaccination against Covid-19 is not compulsory in the United Kingdom, where the "anti-vaxx" movement has remained very limited: around 90% of adults have received at least one dose.
The government has not introduced a health pass as it is, but has warned that it could be put in place in September to enter stadiums or nightclubs.
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