Bristol police on Monday said they are going through “an enormous amount” of evidence on the riot on Sunday, and are confident that “more arrests are imminent” in light of this evidence. Following a protest against a new policing bill on Sunday, hundreds gathered outside Bridewell police station in Bristol city centre. Rioters vandalised the police station exterior, set police vehicles on fire, and left 21 officers injured, two of them seriously injured. Police said the protest was hijacked by “a hardcore minority,” and Home Secretary Priti Patel said the “thuggery and disorder” would “never be tolerated.” According to The Times of London, “groups that encouraged their followers to attend the protest included Extinction Rebellion, All Black Lives Bristol, and Socialist Workers Party Bristol. Another, No Fixed Abode Anti Fascists, told people not to share footage of protesters unless they were in masks.” Avon and Somerset Police on Monday said …
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