The Sunday Review
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Police The northern England city of Knowsley (Merseyside) was the scene. three Friday: People after During a time of violence, protest outside a hotel Used to build a house asylum seekers.
Merseyside Police They said that the people being arrested are currently in custody “on suspicion of violent disorder and taken to police stations to be questioned.”
The protestA video taken near the scene of an accident sparked this idea hotelPolice said that the incident started calmly but escalated into tension and projectiles were used. at The officers.
Online videos from Friday’s incident showed officers wearing riot gear, large shields, and an open-topped police car.
According to police, they are dealing with two types of protestors after A demonstration erupted outside of the Suites Hotel on Ribblers Lane.
Care4Calais is a refugee charity. “The far right have split into three groups and surrounded us at the hotel. The police don’t have the capacity to cover all three groups.”
Clare Moseley is the Care4Calais founder and told UK Press Association, that she “was among 100 to 120 people from pro-migrant groups who went to the scene in reaction to the protest to show support for the asylum seekers.”
“I’m trying to get in touch with some of the poor men in that hotel, I can only imagine how frightened they are. It was like a war zone,” On Friday, she spoke with the PA.
Paul White of Merseyside, Assistant Chief Constable Police In a statement “We will always respect the right to protest when these are peaceful, but the scenes tonight were completely unacceptable, putting those present, our officers and the wider community in danger.”
“Thankfully we have not had any serious injuries reported up to this point, but for officers and police vehicles to be damaged in the course of their duty protecting the public is disgraceful,” He stated.
“We have arrested some of those suspects and will continue without hesitation to review all and any evidence which comes in, through CCTV, images or other information you may have,” He concluded.
