LONDON — Extremists who clashed with police during a rally against austerity measures will “deliberately target” the royal wedding, a senior officer said today.
Commander Bob Broadhurst told The Daily Telegraph that groups who vandalized shops and landmarks during Saturday’s protest would aim to disrupt the April 29 marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
“There does appear to be an appetite out there to endorse violence,” Broadhurst said.
He warned those “deliberately targeting” the wedding that police would have extended powers during the day, including the ability to stop and search.
“I’m dealing with a security operation in a city under a terrorist threat,” he said.