London:
Tamil protesters clashed with police on Tuesday as they laid siege of the British Parliament demanding an international action to stop ",genocide", by Sri Lanka forces, who are preparing to inflict a ",decisive blow", to the LTTE guerrillas.
Police made four arrests today as the protesters were hemmed in by more than 100 officers. Rescue boats have been put on alert along the river Thames amid fears the protesters - flying the flag of terrorist Tamil tigers - may leap en masse from Westminster Bridge if they are not allowed to speak to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Carrying banners reading ",Stop Sri Lanka's Genocide of Tamils", and ",Rwandan Genocide Repeats in Sri Lanka",, the protesters waved flags of the Tamil Tiger rebels who face a threatened final assault by government forces.
One person jumped off the bridge last evening after up to 5,000 protesters converged on Parliament yesterday afternoon to protest over the Sri Lankan government's offensive against the rebels.
Rescuers plucked the man after he jumped in about 6 pm. He was taken to hospital and police said his condition is not serious.
Organisers of the demonstration failed to give notice - required by law - and protesters have been carrying the emblem of the Tamil Tigers, banned in the UK and the EU as a terrorist organisation.
A police spokeswoman said: ",Police are continuing to attempt to negotiate with the organisers of the demonstration to facilitate their protest and to minimise disruption to all of London's communities.",
Police made four arrests today as the protesters were hemmed in by more than 100 officers. Rescue boats have been put on alert along the river Thames amid fears the protesters - flying the flag of terrorist Tamil tigers - may leap en masse from Westminster Bridge if they are not allowed to speak to British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
Carrying banners reading ",Stop Sri Lanka's Genocide of Tamils", and ",Rwandan Genocide Repeats in Sri Lanka",, the protesters waved flags of the Tamil Tiger rebels who face a threatened final assault by government forces.
One person jumped off the bridge last evening after up to 5,000 protesters converged on Parliament yesterday afternoon to protest over the Sri Lankan government's offensive against the rebels.
Rescuers plucked the man after he jumped in about 6 pm. He was taken to hospital and police said his condition is not serious.
Organisers of the demonstration failed to give notice - required by law - and protesters have been carrying the emblem of the Tamil Tigers, banned in the UK and the EU as a terrorist organisation.
A police spokeswoman said: ",Police are continuing to attempt to negotiate with the organisers of the demonstration to facilitate their protest and to minimise disruption to all of London's communities.",
