Leeds disorder: Fireworks thrown at police on bonfire night

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Rockets were thrown at police officers in the Hyde Park area of Leeds on Bonfire Night.

Riot officers were called in to deal with disorder in Leeds when fireworks were thrown into crowds.

Video filmed by bystanders in Thornville Street, Hyde Park, showed groups lighting rockets and firing them towards police vans. Large numbers of officers wearing riot gear and holding shields blocked off streets for hours while fireworks exploded around them.

 

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ANOTHER reason to ban the sale of fireworks

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