Thousands of protesters wearing sinister Guy Fawkes masks have brought chaos to the streets of London.
Some of the anti-capitalist anarchists torched a police vehicle as scores of others gathered outside Leicester Square, moments after stars including Jennifer Lawrence and Julianne Moore had walked the red carpet at the premiere of the
latest Hunger Games film.
They also tried to target Buckingham Palace, launching bottles, cones and fireworks at mounted police keeping guard outside. Some even aimed fireworks at the horses horses, and attempted to dazzle them with laser pointers.
Elsewhere, officers were forced to brandish their batons after clashes turned violent as the vandals marauded through the streets, setting off smoke bombs and daubing graffiti.
It came hours after Anonymous, the anarchist hacking group behind the 'Million Mask March' warned 'police are not your friends'. Russell Brand and Vivienne Westwood had joined the group’s supporters on a November 5 protest last year that saw spectacular clashes with police.
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A police car has been set on fire by masked anti-capitalist demonstrators as a Bonfire Night protest descended into violence
A man is detained by two police officers on Regent Street in London during the Million Mask March bonfire night protest
A masked protester carries a smoke bomb above the crowd as the march makes its way from Trafalgar Square towards Whitehall
Police officers were forced brandish their batons as clashes with protesters on Great George Street, Westminster, turned violent
A protester with his face covered swears at the camera as another man fuels the flames burning on the windshield of a police car
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