In London, before the strange summons, the Metropolitan Police had previously increased surveillance and the agents also had a special order that gave them the power to expel people from the vicinity of that busy street until 9 o’clock on Thursday morning.
Furthermore, the agents alerted Londoners via Twitter and, in turn, they tried to dissuade the demonstrators from going to the appointment and leaving the area. “We are aware of the speculation about crime opportunities around Oxford Street,” they wrote on Twitter, while warning that anyone who causes incidents will be “dealt with forcefully.”
During the afternoon, the Police continued to report on the situation. It announced that eleven had already been executed “dispersal orders” to keep turning people away from Oxford Street. One of the peak moments of the concentration occurred after 3:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. in Spain, and some stores were forced to temporarily lower their blinds, although this did not occur. serious incidents or confrontations with the agentsas indicated by the EFE Agency.
He London Mayor Sadiq Khanhad also anticipated the appointment and had manifested through their profiles on social networks to urge young people who had seen the call to “Don’t go to Oxford Street”. “The police understand why some people might be tempted to go to that part of London. Don’t get dragged into a place that could be high crime,” the mayor said.
