A protest on Sunday in Bristol against a new policing bill turned into a violent riot, leaving 20 police officers injured. According to the police, two of the officers were taken to hospital with broken bones, and one of them also suffered a punctured lung. Hundreds gathered outside Bridewell police station in Bristol city centre following a protest in the afternoon against a new bill that would give police new powers to restrict street protests. The outside of the police station was vandalised. Videos show rioters breaking the windows of the station, and trying to knock over a vandalised police van. Some police vehicles and bins were set on fire later in the evening. “Overnight seven arrests were made—six for violent disorder and one for possession of an offensive weapon—and a full investigation is now underway,” Avon and Somerset Police said in a statement. Chief Constable Andy Marsh said the police …
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