Police and bailiffs have evicted anti-capitalist protesters and removed tents from the Occupy London camp at St Paul's Cathedral.
According to BBC, the operation, which began just after midnight, was mostly peaceful but there were 20 arrests. The City of London Corporation said it "regretted" that it had become necessary to evict the protesters.
The Rev Giles Fraser, who resigned as canon chancellor of St Paul's, said: "This is a sad day for the Church."
Mr Fraser, who resigned in October in support of the protesters, added: "Riot police clearing the steps of St Paul's Cathedral was a terrible sight."
St Paul's is yet to comment on the eviction.
Occupy London, which campaigns against corporate greed, set up the camp on 15 October.
The campaigners were refused permission to appeal against a High Court decision to allow their eviction to proceed.
Protesters in the square outside the cathedral stressed their action was far from over, but most did not resist police and bailiffs as they removed tents and other equipment from the site.
