US EditionNew Clashes Outside London Hotel Housing Migrants
EPPING, ESSEX, ENGLAND, JUL 20 – Over 1,000 protesters gathered outside the Bell Hotel amid tensions from a sexual assault charge, with six arrests made for violent disorder and criminal damage, Essex Police said.
- Protesters outside the Bell Hotel in Epping hurled bottles and smoke flares, escalating late on Sunday evening.
- Amid simmering tensions over Kebatu’s charge, a series of protests outside the Bell Hotel in Epping prompted violent clashes, police arrests, and condemnation.
- An elderly counter-protester was escorted to safety after being harassed, Essex Police removed her as masked protesters followed shouting abuse.
- The top Essex Police officer added, 'Disappointingly we have seen yet another protest, which begun peacefully, escalate into mindless thuggery, with individuals again hurting one of our officers and damaging a police vehicle,' warning that police cells are ready for offenders.
- Anticipating another protest on July 27, 2025, Tommy Robinson planned to bring `thousands` but later reconsidered, citing concerns about the movement already winning.
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Largest Epping Migrant Hotel Demonstration to Date
A hotel suspected of housing migrants faced its third night of protests on Sunday, July 20th. Smoke flares and bottles were thrown at police vehicles, resulting in six arrests, and reports of a police van hitting a protester. More than 1,000 demonstrators gathered outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex—in the largest protest outside the venue to date. Anger became focused on the premises after a Somali asylum seeker was charged with sex offence…
Epping asylum hotel protest descends into 'mindless thuggery' as police arrest six people in chaos
A protest outside a suspected asylum hotel in Essex has descended into chaos, with police arresting six demonstrators.Bottles and smoke flares were hurled towards police vehicles during the demonstration outside the hotel in Epping. Some set off flares in blue and red, while others held signs which read "deport foreign criminals", "we go home when they go back" and "defend our girls".Officers from Essex Police confirmed six people had been taken…
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