A protest in the English city of Bristol against new policing legislation turned into violent clashes that left at least 20 officers injured — two of them seriously — and caused extensive damage to a police station and vehicles, police said Monday. Seven people were arrested during the demonstration, which started Sunday afternoon and ran through to the early hours of Monday. Police said the number of arrests would likely increase in coming days as officers study closed-circuit television video. Under the legislation, which covers England and Wales, police would be handed new powers to tackle demonstrations. Sue Mountstevens, police and crime commissioner for the Avon and Somerset region, said seven people had been arrested in the Bristol protests and that “many more” would be detained.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 22, 2021 13:03 UTC