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British police clash with civilians in Bristol over anti-protest controls
Police and civilians have clashed in the city of Bristol in southwest England at a demonstration against a government bill that would give police new powers to restrict protests.
Key points:
- Bristol police said projectiles and verbal abuse had been thrown at their officers
- UK Home Secretary Priti Patel described the protests as unacceptable “thuggery”
- The murder of Sarah Everard and harsh crackdowns on protesters has brought the issue of police power to the fore in the UK
Thousands of protesters converged on the city centre, defying COVID-19 restrictions banning such gatherings and ignoring an appeal from the local police force to express their views by joining virtual protests.
A Reuters photographer at the scene saw some demonstrators…
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