Thetford Protesters Injure 2 Police and Trigger 3 Arrests in Second Night of Disorder
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 6
Thetford Protesters Injure 2 Police and Trigger 3 Arrests in Second Night of Disorder
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 6
Summary
Two Norfolk police officers were injured during Wednesday night unrest in Thetford, with one struck by a rock and another seriously bitten as officers confronted a large anti-immigration crowd on Clover Way.
Three arrests have followed the two nights of disorder: a man in his 30s received a conditional caution after Tuesday's unrest, a man in his 40s remains in custody, and a 68-year-old was charged with possessing a wooden bat.
Three Thetford addresses were targeted on Tuesday in St John's Way, Bracken Road and Elm Road, where windows were smashed, fences broken and people tried to force entry into a residential property.
Fears that properties were being used to house asylum seekers fueled the protests, while police vowed robust action and Labour MP Terry Jermy condemned the violence as "mob rule and vigilantism."