Dispersal order imposed in Knowsley after anti-refugee protest spills out into violence

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Thirteen men and two women, aged between 13 and 54 and mainly from the Knowsley area, are being questioned on suspicion of violent disorder

“Extra officers will be carrying out high-visibility policing in the area to reassure local residents and to prevent a repeat of this behaviour, and the local policing team are always available to listen to concerns within the community and act on them.

She added that prior to the protest “rumours and misinformation” had been circulated on social media following reports of an incident in Kirkby on Monday where a man made inappropriate advances towards a teenage girl. A Home Office spokesperson said: “The scenes outside the hotel and violence toward police officers last night by a group of people in Merseyside were totally unacceptable.

He said: “It was bad. Kids with masks and balaclavas on turned up. There were 300 or 400 people here.On Saturday police remained outside the hotel, which has been used to accommodate asylum seekers since January 2022.

 

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