Eight British police officers were injured and 12 people were arrested on Friday evening as hundreds of protesters clashed with police in central London on Bonfire Night. Protesters wearing Guy Fawkes-style masks gathered at Trafalgar Square and burned an effigy of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The protesters then moved to Parliament Square where they clashed with police wearing protective gear. The Metropolitan Police said on Twitter that the demonstrators had been “dangerously lighting fireworks and rockets,” some of which “struck people or exploded near to the crowd.” The Met said a total of 12 arrests were made “for a variety of offences” during the demonstrations across London. The force said eight officers were injured, which it said was “unacceptable.” Many of the demonstrators taking part in the rally, which is known as the Million Mask March, held signs protesting against the COVID-19 lockdown. Since March 2020, England has undergone three …