Arrests after clashes in Parliament Square leave police injured
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Arrests after clashes in Parliament Square leave police injured

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Protesters have been arrested following clashes with police in Parliament Square that left a number of officers injured. open image in gallery Met Police confirmed they had been “dangerously lighting fireworks and rockets”, some of which “struck people or exploded near to the crowd”. It confirmed officers would be equipped with specialist public order uniforms, and a number of protective barriers would be placed across locations in central London. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service urged the public to respect its staff, with Chief Officer Martin Blunden tweeting: “Less than two hours into bonfire night and three attacks so far with one of these requiring a visit to hospital.

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