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Police car turned over and vehicles set alight in disorder in Leeds



People told to stay at home due to unrest in Harehills area of West Yorkshire city A police car was flipped on its side and a bus set alight after unrest broke out in Leeds on Thursday evening and residents were advised to stay at home.Footage appeared to show people throwing objects at the police vehicle before it was pushed over in Harehills, just east of the city centre. The home secretary, Yvette Cooper, condemned the “shocking scenes and attacks”, saying “disorder of this nature has no place in our society.” Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/jul/18/police-car-turned-over-and-vehicles-set-alight-in-disorder-in-leeds

Author : Robyn Vinter in Leeds, Nadeem Badshah and agencies

Publish date : 2024-07-19 05:04:07

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