Violence breaks out at St George's day event in London
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Published 2024-04-23
A group of people pushed past Metropolitan Police officers and “violently forced their way through” as the force tried to contain the group within an allocated area near Whitehall.
Footage shows a number of people wearing St George’s flags pushing through a wall of police officers.
In a statement on social media, the Met Police said that they believed people planning to attend the rally included “far-right groups and groups linked to football clubs travelling from elsewhere in the UK”.
“Regrettably officers are already dealing with disorder,” a later statement, shared just after 2pm alongside the video, read.
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All Comments (21)
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The police were blocking the people for no reason whatsoever, and then they attacked people who were trying to get to their meeting point. Police were the instigators - would like to see this behaviour at the pro-palestine marches, but of course they want those marches to go on
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Police 100% to blame - they set this up and it was all capturedon video.
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The police started that 🤬
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TURN OFF Mainstream media!!!!!!!!!!
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Strange how police never act this way with terror supporters, always with patriots.
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Police obstructed people attempting to attend St George’s celebration FACTS!
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How you twist the truth, a lot of us watched it live and the police were at fault 😮 🇬🇧
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Absolutely disgusted with our Police Force 😡. Happy St. George's Day everyone !
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Yeah by the violent police on Horse back Two tier policing Again
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On horseback for Englishmen stand back for Palestine .
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St Georges Day🎯 a NATIONAL event that shud b promoted in London has nothing to do wiv right or left? Its the celebration to b proud English 🎯
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Headline should read, "Peaceful, Happy crowd Provoked by Pathetic Police!"
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Police starting something.. shameful.
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I agree the police started that just to get a reaction
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Violence? Been watching live and this episode only part which includes struggle because police blocked entrance. Some broke through. Everything continued without incident. Crowds proud to be British, enjoying themselves. About time.
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The Khan army provoked English people but never Hammas marches
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Some of us were watching live stream. We know the truth we are sick of the lies
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Let the pictures tell the story... A handful of people in London supporting St George's Day are jumped upon by police battened and charged with horses
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Mainstream media telling the different story
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Fake news
