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They appears to have been a worldwide protest over the cult Scientology yesterday.
This cult was started by L Ron Hubbard in 1952 he was a speculative fiction writer.
This cult is growing at an alarming rate, especially with the likes of the mighty dwarf Tom Cruise pushing it. before long all the Jedi and star trekies will be joining them in the hope of being whisked away in the mother ship to take them back to the planet billions of light years away.
PROTESTORS turned out in force yesterday to demonstrate at the Church of Scientology's headquarters in London.
The demonstration - by a group of web users working under the name 'Anonymous' - was one of many which have been taking place across Europe, America and Australia.
'Anonymous' - which declared "war" on the organisation last month - claim to have staged demonstrations in almost 100 cities over the last 24 hours.
In London, around 200 masked demonstrators gathered outside the Church of Scientology for a peaceful protest near Blackfriars.
One unnamed protestor said: “We are here to raise awareness of the blatant exploitation of its members.
“They actually scare me.”
Onlooker Mark Thompson, 22, added: "You could tell they felt passionate about their cause.
"There was a heavy police presence but they were never really used."
The Church of Scientology slammed the protests, quoted as saying: "Anonymous is perpetrating religious hate crimes against Churches of Scientology and individual Scientologists for no reason other than religious bigotry.
"It is Anonymous that has repeatedly attempted to suppress free speech through illegal assaults on church websites so as to prevent internet users from obtaining information."
The London protest was just one of many across the world.
In Sydney, 150 people staged a protest outside the Church of Scientology yesterday, many wearing masks or costumes.
Anonymous earlier this month posted a message on video sharing website YouTube, naming February 10 as a worldwide day of protest.
The date was picked to mark the birthday of Lisa McPherson, an American scientologist who died in 1995 while under the organisation's care.
Here are a few pictures of the protest in London.
This cult was started by L Ron Hubbard in 1952 he was a speculative fiction writer.
This cult is growing at an alarming rate, especially with the likes of the mighty dwarf Tom Cruise pushing it. before long all the Jedi and star trekies will be joining them in the hope of being whisked away in the mother ship to take them back to the planet billions of light years away.
PROTESTORS turned out in force yesterday to demonstrate at the Church of Scientology's headquarters in London.
The demonstration - by a group of web users working under the name 'Anonymous' - was one of many which have been taking place across Europe, America and Australia.
'Anonymous' - which declared "war" on the organisation last month - claim to have staged demonstrations in almost 100 cities over the last 24 hours.
In London, around 200 masked demonstrators gathered outside the Church of Scientology for a peaceful protest near Blackfriars.
One unnamed protestor said: “We are here to raise awareness of the blatant exploitation of its members.
“They actually scare me.”
Onlooker Mark Thompson, 22, added: "You could tell they felt passionate about their cause.
"There was a heavy police presence but they were never really used."
The Church of Scientology slammed the protests, quoted as saying: "Anonymous is perpetrating religious hate crimes against Churches of Scientology and individual Scientologists for no reason other than religious bigotry.
"It is Anonymous that has repeatedly attempted to suppress free speech through illegal assaults on church websites so as to prevent internet users from obtaining information."
The London protest was just one of many across the world.
In Sydney, 150 people staged a protest outside the Church of Scientology yesterday, many wearing masks or costumes.
Anonymous earlier this month posted a message on video sharing website YouTube, naming February 10 as a worldwide day of protest.
The date was picked to mark the birthday of Lisa McPherson, an American scientologist who died in 1995 while under the organisation's care.
Here are a few pictures of the protest in London.
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