A 200-strong mob of anti-capitalists attacked a boutique cafe in London which serves only cereal daubing it in paint.

The 'F*** Parade' organisers claimed the demonstration was designed to protest against unaffordable housing in east London.

According to the Metropolitan Police 'an element' within a group of several hundred people started throwing missiles and caused criminal damage to several shops. One officer was injured when he was struck on the head by a bottle.

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A mob of anti-capitalist protesters attacked the Cereal Killer Cafe in Shoreditch last night, pictured

The anarchists threw paint bombs and attempted to smoke bomb the building on Brick Lane in East London

Members of the mob, pictured, marched towards the cafe, before a smaller group attacked the building

FROM CURRY STRIP TO COUTURE Brick Lane was once known for the dozens of curry houses opened by Bengalis who moved nearby for work in the 1950s. But a wave of fashionable galleries, restaurants, shops and bars has transformed the street beyond all recognition. Shoppers throng there by day for vintage clothing and homewares. In the evening it gets even busier with those looking for a big night out. Property prices have soared because of Brick Lane's proximity to the City of London, and luxury apartments for international buyers are springing up everywhere. The influx of cash in an otherwise impoverished area has led to complaints of 'social cleansing'. Even charitable trusts have agreed for estates to be demolished and redeveloped. Long-standing residents claim the area is losing its soul as well as becoming unaffordable for those not on high salaries. But the recent opening of a Versace fashion store close to the Cereal Killer Cafe that was targeted on Saturday suggests little is about to change. Advertisement

The mob caused chaos along Bethnal Green Road and Brick Lane after they met outside Shoreditch Overground station.

Inside the cafe, innocent customers and staff members were forced to shelter as the mob, many of whom were masked, shouted outside.

Gary Keery of the Cereal Killer Cafe said: ' It was intense. It wasn't expected. I couldn't believe it was happening. I wasn't there at the time, but I came down as soon as possible to help. They had pigs heads and torches. They wrote the word 'scum'.

'Luckily it is all external damage. They threw paint bombs at the windows and tried to let off a smoke bomb in the shop. Luckily a manager was able to close the door so it only went off in the foyer.

'The customers and staff were terrified. Imagine if the smoke bomb went off inside the building. There were about a dozen people in the cafe at the time.'

The protesters also broke the window of a nearby estate agent.

According to Mr Keery there was no advanced warning about the attack.

He said: 'They claimed to be protesting about gentrification, but they attacked a small business owned by two working class lads from Belfast. They said we are part of the problem. We pay our taxes. Why not protest outside Canary Wharf or the Houses of Parliament. This is violence for violence's sake.

'These people claim to have their beliefs, but why did they have their faces covered. It is simply bullying tactics and I will not give in to bullies.'

His brother Alan 33, said a smoke bomb and furniture were thrown inside as staff barricaded the front door.

'It was like a witch hunt. There were people with pitchforks, pig heads and fire torches. It was like something from the Middle Ages,' he said.

'It was a bunch of anarchists who are trying to represent the poor people of East London and it's ridiculous. They were all boozing in the streets, there was a lot of obscenity. There were about 200 people with torches outside the shop.

'They were throwing paint bombs at the window and they tried to bash down the door.There was a family with kids in the cafe – it was terrifying.'

Twins Gary and Alan Keery from Belfast, pictured, opened Brick Lane cafe in November 2014

According to Mr Keery (pictured today inside the cafe) there was no advanced warning about the attack

Mr Keery, joint owner of the Cereal Killer Cafe where the windows were daubed with graffiti on Saturday night

Matt Moncrieff, manager of the Cereal Killer Cafe cleaning the windows which were daubed with graffiti

Inside the cafe customers and staff members were forced to shelter as the mob, many of whom were masked

A couple walking their dog take a selfie outside the cafe after anarchists attacked the cereal cafe

The mob met up outside Shoreditch Overground station at 8pm on Saturday before marching on Brick Lane

According to Gary Keery of the Cereal Killer Cafe, members of the mob, pictured, had their faces covered

The anarchists warned that 'hipsters beware' as they advertised their so-called 'F*** Parade'

F*** PARADE LONDON'S MANIFESTO 'Stand up to gentrification! 'Our communities are being ripped apart - by Russian oligarchs, Saudi Sheiks, Israeli scumbag property developers, Texan oil-money twats and our own home-grown Eton toffs. Local authorities are coining it in, in a short sighted race for cash by 'regenerating' social housing. 'We don't want luxury flats that no one can afford, we want genuinely affordable housing. We don't want pop-up gin bars or brioche buns - we want community. 'Soon this City will be an unrecognisable, bland, yuppie infested wasteland with no room for normal (and not so normal) people like us. 'London is our home and worth defending against this onslaught of dog-eat-dog economics. Working class people are being forced out of our homes but we won't go out without a fight.We will protest this economic warfare with a street party on September 26th.The past F*** Parades have been fun and furious with music, pyrotechnics and cheeky banner drops. They brought together hundreds of revellers, ravers and wrong-un's and were reported widely in the media. Advertisement

The mob formed at 8pm on Saturday and continued their rampage until 12.30am Sunday. The mob accused the Cereal Killer Cafe of charging £5 in one of the most deprived areas in London.

Mr Keery defended his prices: 'I can charge whatever I like. For the record, our bowls cost between £2.50 to £4.50. That is good value for a sit down meal. We have to pay rent, wages, tax and other overheads. If people don't want to pay those prices, we'll go out of business. It is simple.

'Today, we've been busier than ever with people coming around to show us support.'

The protesters also attacked an estate agent but they ignored several multi-national stores nearby.

A statement on the mob's website claimed: 'We don't want luxury flats that no one can afford, we want genuinely affordable housing. We don't want pop-up gin bars or brioche buns – we want community.

'Soon this city will be an unrecognisable, bland, yuppie-infested wasteland with no room for normal (and not so normal) people like us.

'London is our home and worth defending against this onslaught of dog-eat-dog economics. Working class people are being forced out of our homes but we won't go out without a fight.'

A woman who lives above the café told the Evening Standard: 'I just heard loads of loud music, which isn't out of the ordinary for Brick Lane, but it didn't seem to pass.

'Then I looked out of the window to see men in pig masks with flame torches. There were about 50 people. I heard lots of smashing and then they left. Now there are helicopters and fireworks everywhere.'

The protesters claimed they were objecting against the high price of property in the Shoreditch area

One police officer was injured after they were struck by a bottle, while one protester was arrested

The Cereal Killer Cafe, pictured, offers a range of different breakfast meals from around the globe

According to the Metropolitan Police: 'On Saturday, October 26, police officers dealt with disorder arising from a pre-planned even in the Shoreditch area.

'From around 20:00hrs, a criminal element within a group of several hundred people threw missiles and caused criminal damage to shops and other businesses in and around Brick Lane, E2.

'The group continued to move around the Shoreditch and Brick Lane area until around 00:30hrs on Sunday, 27 October.

'One officer suffered a minor injury to his face as a result of a bottle thrown.