As the Group of 20 (G20) financial summit is just one day to go, London is expected to embrace protests on Wednesday as new US President Barack Obama will start his first visit to Britain in his capacity.

On Wednesday, an anti-war march will be organized by Stop the War Coalition, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Palestine Solidarity Campaign and the British Muslim Initiative to call for end to the siege of Gaza, to urge pulling troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan and stopping arming Israel.

According to local reports, the protesters will gather at the US Embassy and march in central London. They will also demonstrate on Thursday at the ExCel conference center in east London where the G20 summit will be held.

A "FOSSIL FOOLS DAY" demonstration will be launched on Wednesday as environment campaigners plan a "Climate Camp" in front of the Bank of England and at the European Climate Exchange in London's Bishopsgate area.

There will also be a demonstration Wednesday outside the ExCel Center where they will have a large block of ice, according to the Web site for the demonstration.

Meanwhile, a "FINANCIAL FOOLS DAY" demonstration will start Wednesday at four railway stations near the City of London financial district headed by "Four Horsefolk of the Apocalypse" --Climate Chaos, War, Job/saving/pensions losses, and Home repossessions.

The planned protests will follow last Saturday's large-scale demonstration in London. Over 12,000 people from across Britain and Europe marched through central London ahead of the G20 summit, demanding decent jobs and public services for all, an end to global poverty and inequality, as well as a green economy.

The threat of violence ahead of and during the G20 summit has prompted London's Metropolitan Police to mount a massive security operation.

British police announced Monday that five people suspected of planning to join protests against the G20 summit in London had been arrested after weapons were found during a raid on a house in Plymouth, southwest England over the last weekend.

Police leave has been canceled and more than 3,000 extra officers from six forces are to be drafted. The cost of policing is estimated at 7.2 million pounds (about US$10 million).

Even workers in London's financial center have been given advice. Staff have been told to wear identity badges, while firms have been told to review security measures and make sure security cameras are working.

(Xinhua News Agency April 1, 2009)