EXPRESS EXPOSES PLOT TO SHUT DOWN STOCK EXCHANGE

POLICE have made six arrests after the Daily Express exposed a plot by pro-Palestinian protesters to shut down London's Stock Exchange.

- Max Parry, Paul Jeeves

Detectives went into action yesterday after we shared details of plans to stop the building opening for trading, potentially throwing global markets into turmoil.

An undercover Express.

reporter infiltrated the group, and a dossier from the twomonth probe was passed to police on Friday.

Det Supt Sian Thomas, of the Metropolitan Police, said: "These are significant arrests. I'm grateful to the Express for their willingness to provide the information gleaned from their own investigation." Early yesterday Met officers and Merseyside Police arrested a man, aged 31, on suspicion of conspiracy to cause criminal damage.

A further five people, all believed to be part of the same plot, were arrested throughout the day for the same offence.

A women aged 29 and a man aged 23 were arrested in London, whilst two women, aged 28 and 26, were arrested in Liverpool along with a 27-year-old man in Brighton.

All six last night remained in custody.

Today's planned assault was hatched at secret meetings and was set to kick-start a week of action by Palestine Action fanatics.

The plan was for two activists, armed with fire extinguishers filled with red paint, to climb on top of two revolving doors close to each other at the main entrance, place a ladder over both their heads and then chain their necks to it with bike locks.

Fellow protestors would then lock themselves together in front of the main and back entrances, while fake bank notes, painted red to represent blood, being symbolically fired from "money guns".