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15 police officers injured after street party in South London descends into violent skirmish (VIDEOS)
An impromptu block party in Brixton, South London resulted in chaos after police called to the scene were assaulted and forced to flee. At least 15 officers were reportedly injured.
Officers came under attack by a large crowd that had assembled near Angell Town estate in Brixton, according to media reports. Footage shows a column of police facing off with the crowd.
They appear to be dodging projectiles as they attempt to clear the streets. As well as the officers' injuries in the overnight incident, several law-enforcement vehicles were also attacked.
BREAKING - Scotland Yard confirms 15 police officers were injured in serious disorder following a block party in Brixton, south London overnight. (Caution - bad language on video) https://t.co/xyKBevOpWW
— Mark White (@skymarkwhite) June 25, 2020
Look at the scale of disorder in Brixton last night. Must be hundreds of police officers. And yet barely reported so far. Crazy. pic.twitter.com/n3DC9P9MLa
— Michael Heaver (@Michael_Heaver) June 25, 2020
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