6 Arrested During Plymouth Protests

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6 August 2024 at 3:29 am

Several officers were injured and six arrests made as protesters clashed with police in Plymouth on Monday, August 5, according to local reports.

Police said a number of members of the public were also injured with two taken to hospital, as two groups of protesters clashed in the city in the latest of a series of incidents across the UK following the killing of three girls in Southport on July 29.

Police deployed 150 officers to the area on Monday afternoon.

Videos by Katie Salmond show police standing between two groups of protesters on Pymouth’s Royal Parade on Monday. Credit: Katie Salmond via Storyful

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