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How it went down: EpicNoseGuy was approached by police, who asked him to take down his sign. He refused, citing Justice Latey among others. The police returned a short while later, confiscated the sign and issued the summons, under section 5 of the Public Order Act. See it all on video here. more ›

The 'organisers' of the protest - although Anonymous is more an anarcho-syndicalist commune than a top-down hierarchy - professed themselves thrilled with the turn-out, which ran to a couple of hundred at least. Anonymous was joined by other groups such as the "Freezoners", people who believe the information held by Scientology on Dianetics and the practice of "Tech" should be free for all and not paid for, as well as long-term critics of Scientology who were delighted to see their baton picked up by a new generation. more ›

The protests - which will take place in various other countries on the same day - are the latest and strangest episode in an all-out war between the famously litigious Church of Scientology and a mysterious group known as "Anonymous", a loose collective of internet users united by their love of cat macros and their hatred of controls on free speech (mostly because it threatens to stop them swapping hentai). more ›