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Mike Sergeant reports on the stand-off in Beak Street, where officers stormed a former police station
Police in London are continuing to question 57 people held in connection with protests against the G8 summit.
The arrests were made at locations across the capital on Tuesday. In Soho riot police forced their way into a building occupied by protesters.
The StopG8 group planned a "Carnival Against Capitalism" ahead of the summit in Northern Ireland next week.
The Met insisted an "appropriate policing plan" was in place to tackle further protests.
The force said protesters, who staged demonstrations in Oxford Street and Regent street, wanted a "Week of Action".
A police spokesman said: "We are aware of a number of people planning to protest and we have an appropriate policing plan in place, as was evidenced yesterday."
Officers went to an address in Beak Street, Soho on Tuesday with a search warrant because they said they had a tip-off people there had weapons and were intent on causing criminal damage.
They said intelligence pointed to a plan to use paint bombs. More than 100 officers attended the property, reported to be a squat.
One man was tackled by police as he tried to jump from the roof of the building saying "I don't want to live in a fascist state", reported the BBC's Mike Sergeant.
The arrests were made for alleged possession of an offensive weapon, criminal damage, assault on a police officer, failure to remove a face covering, and possession of articles with intent to commit criminal damage.
StopG8 said many of the world's "most brutal and polluting companies" were in London's West End, as well as government offices and the "mega rich".
The Met said officers had been working with the City of London Police and British Transport Police. A spokesman said businesses in central London and the City had been warned about possible protests.
The leaders of the world's eight wealthiest countries are due to meet at the Lough Erne resort in Co Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, for the two-day G8 conference next week.
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