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Police take pro-migrant protesters to asylum hotel
EPPING, ESSEX, JUL 23 – Essex Police escorted around 40 pro-migrant activists to the asylum hotel before clashes erupted among 400 protesters, with five men charged over violent disorder, police said.
- On July 17, Essex Police accompanied approximately 40 members of Stand Up to Racism, a pro-migrant group, to the Bell Hotel in Epping, a location used to accommodate asylum seekers.
- The protests followed local anger about the Bell Hotel's use for asylum accommodation and rising concerns over migration and crime, with some blaming outsiders.
- Following demonstrations on July 17 and 20, gatherings grew violent, with police officers injured, bottles and smoke flares thrown, and Epping High Road closed for hours.
- Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow condemned the violence as "mindless thuggery" and said those responsible will be held accountable, while Mr Frost said, "People have had enough."
- Essex Police issued dispersal orders and charged five men with violent disorder, while local leaders intensified their demands that the Bell Hotel be shut down promptly due to ongoing concerns about unrest.
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