United Kingdom Dramatic scenes were witnessed on the streets of the city of Leeds when the protesters on Thursday night The police with Clashes started and they set fire to a double-decker bus.
Footage of the incident shows protesters overturning a police vehicle and hurling bricks at police officers who stopped them.
Police say they are still trying to prevent an ‘incident of serious disorder’. It was confirmed that no one was injured at this stage.
A statement released by West Yorkshire Police said: ‘We want to make it clear that those responsible will be dealt with to the full extent of the law.
“People who may have gathered to witness these events are advised to stay away from the disturbance until the police bring the situation under control.”
The police believe that ‘a criminal minority instigated the incidents which were aimed at disrupting community relations.’
Police urged people not to pay attention to social media speculations.
Earlier on Thursday, the police said that ‘officers reached the spot where they saw a fight between some agency workers and children.’
Tom Riordan, chief executive of Leeds City Council, told BBC Radio Four’s Today program on Friday morning that it was a “family incident”.
He said: ‘There was a family incident earlier in the day which was seen by the police and our officers liaised with the local community who were concerned and it appeared that the situation was of concern to certain groups of people. .’
I will say that ‘I cannot go into any detail. It was a family event and as always we have fantastic services in Leeds, it was an event that was perhaps misinterpreted.’
After the incidents came to light, local councilor Mohsin Ali spoke regarding the situation and called it a ‘distortion of facts’.
He said that action was taken by social services (institutions). As a result of this action, people gathered.’
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He added that although the situation was brought under control initially, the violence intensified during the evening
He added: ‘The situation was already tense and the result showed.’
First Bus, the company that owns the damaged buses, has stopped operating its vehicles in the Hare Hills area. The spokesperson of the company said that ‘Our depot team immediately reached the spot to help our drivers and passengers.
‘We can confirm that both drivers are safe and we have no reports of passengers being injured.
‘One of our vehicles has been set on fire but it was empty as the passengers were transferred to another bus with the driver.’
Police say the incident is still under investigation and anyone with information is urged to come forward using a specially-launched online service that officers are working on. .
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2024-07-19 15:07:29
