Arrests and injuries amid anti-immigration disorder
Anti-immigration disorder
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- The Age·4h agoPolice injured as protesters descend on homes for asylum seekers in England
One officer was hit by a rock and another was bitten as the angry crowd gathered in the Norfolk town of Thetford.
Read at The Age → - The Independent·5h agoPolice officer ‘seriously bitten’ in second night of disorder in Norfolk town over ‘asylum seeker housing’
Police powers stepped up after footage appears to show five men being escorted from houses in Thetford by police as angry crowd boos and shouts ‘get out’
Read at The Independent → - Guardian UK·10h agoTwo men arrested after Norfolk police injured during unrest over asylum plans
Homes of people believed to be asylum seekers allegedly attacked during two nights of violence in Thetford Two men have been arrested after police were injured as they intervened to protect men believed to be asylum seekers from angry mobs trying to break into their homes. The…
Read at Guardian UK → - Daily Mail News·11h agoHistoric market town plunged into two nights of violence as angry protesters storm three properties 'housing asylum seekers'
Frustration exploded into fury in Thetford, Norfolk, following weeks of protests at a nearby former military barracks which has already been earmarked to take 1,250 male migrants.
Read at Daily Mail News → - BBC UK News·12h agoArrests and injuries amid anti-immigration disorder
Norfolk Police attend two nights of disorder in Thetford as MP condemns "ugly scenes".
Read at BBC UK News →
