2 articles from The Guardian World, The Independent.
Two men were arrested in Thetford, Norfolk after police officers were injured while intervening to protect people believed to be asylum seekers during two nights of unrest. Homes of suspected asylum seekers were attacked by angry mobs, and police powers were increased after disorder that included a police officer being seriously bitten and footage showing five men being escorted from houses as crowds protested.
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Homes of people believed to be asylum seekers attacked during two nights of violence in Thetford Two men have been arrested after police were injured as they intervened to protect men believed to be asylum seekers from angry mobs trying to break into their homes. The arrests…
Police powers stepped up after footage appears to show five men being escorted from houses in Thetford by police as angry crowd boos and shouts ‘get out’
