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Three people arrested during Portsmouth immigration demonstrations

The Guardian reports that police detained three individuals during a second weekend of protests in Portsmouth.

The short version

  • Two men and a teenage boy were detained by police during anti-immigration demonstrations in Portsmouth.[The Guardian]
  • Local police officials described the event as largely peaceful following the enforcement of face-covering rules.[The Guardian]
  • Demonstrations and counter-protests also occurred in Glasgow as courts processed charges from earlier unrest.[The Guardian]

Key facts

  • Two men and a teenage boy were arrested in Portsmouth during anti-immigration protests.[The Guardian]
  • Police and crime commissioner Donna Jones stated the protest was largely peaceful and that face-covering powers were enforced.[The Guardian]
  • Hundreds of demonstrators and counter-protesters also gathered in Glasgow.[The Guardian]
  • Del Leon Somerville faced charges in court for violent disorder and assaulting a police constable related to earlier unrest.[The Guardian]

Sources

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