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Protesters clash with police outside Essex hotel believed to house asylum seekers

EPPING, ESSEX, ENGLAND, JUL 18 – Protests over housing asylum seekers in hotels have led to violent clashes and arrests, with over 32,000 asylum seekers currently placed in UK hotels, officials said.

  • Protesters clashed with police outside a hotel believed to house asylum seekers in Essex, throwing bricks and launching attacks during the unrest.
  • Hudush Gerberslaise Kebatu, a 38-year-old man, faces multiple charges and denies the accusations.
  • Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow emphasized that disruption and offending is never an appropriate response following the clashes.
  • Chris Whitbread criticized the Home Office for housing vulnerable individuals in an unsupervised setting.
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Daily Express broke the news in United Kingdom on Wednesday, July 16, 2025.
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