cap ital ist ▁group ▁based ▁in ▁London . ▁They ▁gained ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁for ▁we aring ▁white ▁over alls ▁with ▁padding ▁and ▁hel m ets ▁at ▁May ▁Day ▁protest s , ▁m im ick ing ▁the ▁Italian ▁group ▁T ute ▁Bian che . ▁ ▁Begin nings ▁ ▁The ▁W OM B LES ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁group ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁in ▁London . ▁The ▁name ▁stood ▁for ▁White ▁Over alls ▁Mov ement ▁Building ▁Libert arian ▁Effect ive ▁Str ugg les . ▁Activ ists ▁who ▁had ▁witness ed ▁first ▁hand ▁the ▁tact ics ▁of ▁the ▁T ute ▁Bian che ▁in ▁Italy ▁decided ▁to ▁use ▁similar ▁methods ▁of ▁protest ▁in ▁London . ▁T ute ▁Bian che ▁(' White ▁Over alls ') ▁had ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁were ▁known ▁for ▁storm ing ▁bar ric ades ▁whilst ▁dressed ▁in ▁com ical ▁p added ▁out f its ▁and ▁hel m ets ▁to ▁protect ▁themselves ▁from ▁police ▁violence , ▁as ▁for ▁example ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 7 th ▁G 8 ▁sum mit ▁in ▁Gen oa . ▁ ▁The ▁preferred ▁t actic ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁an arch ist ▁group ▁was ▁to ▁ste al ▁an ▁estate ▁agents ▁' For ▁S ale ' ▁sign , ▁fol d ▁it ▁up ▁and ▁wear ▁it ▁under ▁the ▁tra dem ark ▁white ▁over alls . ▁The ▁W OM B LES ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁protest s ▁during ▁several ▁May ▁Day ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0