World | English Defense League Cops Arrest 179 for Planned Occupy Attack Far-right threatened to burn down tents on Armistice Day By Neal Colgrass Posted Nov 12, 2011 5:19 PM CST Copied British police officers scuffle with members of the English Defense League in London, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) London police arrested 179 right-wing protesters yesterday for planning an Armistice Day attack on Occupiers camped in front of St. Paul's Cathedral, the Guardian reports. How did cops know of the English Defense League's planned assault? EDL members made it pretty clear on Facebook, where they threatened to burn down Occupy tents if they remained there on Armistice Day. What's more, EDL members had tried entering the Occupy camp this week, and wrote a statement that was read aloud to Occupiers: "They called us all sorts of names in the statement and said we should leave 'their' church and stop violating their religion," says an Occupy protester. But no charges were filed against the EDL members; three were let go on police bail pending further inquiries, and the rest simply walked. Read These Next In the early morning hours in East Hollywood, chaos. Baseball has a dirty secret hiding in plain sight. Number of missing in Texas floods revised in a good way. CEO resigns after appearance on Kiss Cam. Report an error