Publication Date:
Tue, 2011-09-20 04:35
The tense standoff
between residents of Dale Farm, 50 km east of London, and local officials saw
protesters chaining themselves to the gates of their camp as bailiffs moved in
to enforce an eviction order. The showdown follows a decade-long legal battle
between the government and the Travelers — a traditionally nomadic group
similar to, but ethnically distinct from, Gypsies or Roma people.
Late Monday,
a judge at London's High Court issued a last minute injunction preventing the
Basildon Council from clearing structures, including cars and mobile homes,
from the site before another court hearing Friday.
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