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Third arrest after clashes outside Essex hotel ‘housing asylum seekers’
EPPING, ESSEX, ENGLAND, JUL 20 – A 33-year-old man was charged with violent disorder following multiple protests at The Bell Hotel, where 500 people gathered amid immigration tensions and six arrests were made, police said.
- A third individual was arrested by Essex Police detectives outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on Saturday, July 19.
- Last Sunday’s demonstrations were sparked when Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, accused of attempting to kiss a 14-year-old girl, was charged.
- The force reported injuries to eight police officers, and demonstrators damaged police vehicles while launching projectiles including eggs and fireworks.
- The force imposed a Section 60AA order effective until Monday, mandating removal of face coverings after previous disturbances.
- Essex Police said investigations are continuing at pace, and they thanked the public for sharing information via a dedicated Public Portal.
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Six people have been arrested in Epping, UK, in connection with a violent protest at a hotel where asylum seekers are believed to be staying, British media reports. “Send them home,” the protesters chanted. Many of them had traveled far to participate.
Will the Epping protests spread?
On Sunday night, the protests in Epping continued. “Make Epping safe again,” read one placard. Another bore the message: “I’m not far-Right. I’m worried about my kids.” It was the third night of protests in a single week. Epping is a quiet market town where Greater London shades into Essex. It is not normally a tinder box. But it is now the most visible site of discontent with Britain’s asylum system, which has deposited thousands of unvetted mi…
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