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RNZ News
21-07-2025
- Politics
- RNZ News
New clashes outside London hotel housing migrants
Protesters march with a flare and placards away from The Bell Hotel, believed to be housing asylum seekers, in Epping, northeast of London. Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS Anti-migrant protests degenerated again late Sunday outside a London hotel housing asylum seekers, as rioters threw bottles and smoke bombs at the police. Police said they had arrested five people for "violent disorder" at the rally outside the Bell Hotel in the north-east London district of Epping. "Disappointingly we have seen yet another protest, which had begun peacefully, escalate into mindless thuggery with individuals again hurting one of our officers and damaging a police vehicle," Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow said in a statement. Police officers form a line in the town centre of Epping after protesters march from a demonstration outside The Bell Hotel. Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS Police vans guarded the entrance to the hotel as several hundred people rallied outside, according to the British news agency PA. The protestors shouted "save our children" and "send them home", while banners called for the expulsion of "foreign criminals". Tensions have been simmering for days after a 38-year-old asylum seeker was charged with sexual assault. He allegedly tried to kiss a 14-year-old girl, which he denied when brought to court on Thursday. On Thursday evening, eight police officers were wounded in clashes. Riot police follow a march into the town centre of Epping. Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS Anti-immigration riots shook the UK last summer after three girls were stabbed to death by a teenager in the north-western town of Southport, even though the suspect turned out to be British-born. Rioters had attacked hotels housing asylum seekers in several towns, including an attempt to set fire to an establishment in Rotherham, in north-east England. - AFP
Telegraph
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Protesters clash with police outside Essex ‘migrant hotel'
Anti-migrant protesters have clashed with police outside a hotel believed to be housing asylum seekers. Fireworks were set off and projectiles were thrown at police after hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex. Videos on social media showed two vans hitting protesters, many of whom were wearing England flags and Union jacks. It is the latest demonstration outside the hotel since Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu denied trying to kiss a 14-year-old girl when he appeared at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court on Thursday. He is reported to have arrived in Britain eight days before the alleged assault. On Thursday, a man was arrested on suspicion of affray following reports of an assault during Sunday's protest, police said. 'We have closed a section of High Road, Epping, for the safety of the public and those protesting,' Essex Police said. 'We will not tolerate any criminality on our streets, whether linked to protesting or not,' the force added. 'One man has already been arrested at today's protest on suspicion of affray following reports of an assault near The Bell Hotel in Epping on Sunday July 13. 'He will be taken into custody while our inquiries continue.' Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow said: 'Disruption and offending is never an appropriate response, no matter the strength of feeling in this case, and on this issue. 'People protesting peacefully, lawfully and responsibly cause us - and the wider public - no concern. 'However, we can never, and will never, tolerate criminal behaviour of any sort and anyone identified as committing crime will be dealt with robustly.'
The Independent
14-07-2025
- The Independent
Anti-migrant groups throw bottles at riot police in Spain during unrest
Anti-migrant groups in Spain have clashed with riot police for a second night in a row on Sunday (13 July), after violence broke out following an attack on an elderly man by unknown assailants. Footage shows protesters throwing bottles and various objects at officers in Torre Pacheco in south-east Spain, with locals scared to leave their homes. One resident said: 'We want peace... All the neighbours are complaining, I ride my scooter and I'm afraid of being hit by a bottle.' Violence broke out after the elderly man was attacked in the street on Wednesday, causing injuries from which he is recovering at home. The reasons behind the assault are unclear and no one has been arrested.
