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Protesters clash with police outside Essex hotel believed to house asylum seekers
EPPING, ESSEX, ENGLAND, JUL 18 – Protests over housing asylum seekers in hotels have led to violent clashes and arrests, with over 32,000 asylum seekers currently placed in UK hotels, officials said.
- Protesters clashed with police outside a hotel believed to house asylum seekers in Essex, throwing bricks and launching attacks during the unrest.
- Hudush Gerberslaise Kebatu, a 38-year-old man, faces multiple charges and denies the accusations.
- Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow emphasized that disruption and offending is never an appropriate response following the clashes.
- Chris Whitbread criticized the Home Office for housing vulnerable individuals in an unsupervised setting.
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Anti-migrant protests turn violent in UK
Police promised Friday to track down suspects behind violence at a protest outside a southeast England hotel believed to house asylum seekers, after officers and vehicles were attacked. The violence followed several demonstrations in recent days in the town of Epping which flared after police charged an asylum seeker with sex offences. Eight police officers were injured and three vehicles were damaged, Essex police said. The unrest, which police…
Eight police officers were injured, vehicles were damaged and several people were arrested following clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement officials near a hotel that welcomes applicants
8 police officers have been injured in the clashes
Police Run Over Anti-Immigration Protester After Migrant Sex Attack.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Social media footage shows British police striking an anti-migration protester with their van amid protests against an asylum seeker accused of three counts of sexual assault.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Essex Police, anti-immigration protesters, far-left counter-protesters, Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Hooper.WHEN & WHERE: The incidents occurred in Epping, England, on July 17.KEY QUOTE: “[W]e’ll make sure that those people f…
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