By Kurt Zindulka
https://www.breitbart.com/author/kzindulka/
At least seven police officers were injured by rioters in London throwing bricks, glass bottles, and other makeshift missiles at them as they retreated from a mob at what is being characterised as an “unlicensed music event”.
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) confirmed on Saturday that they responded to reports of an “unlicensed music event” in White City in West London on Friday evening.
As the group violently assaulted officers, police were forced to retreat and await reinforcements in the form of specially trained public order officers. They were also met with violent backlash from the mob after marching in a phalanx-like formation, but finally dispersing the gathering at around 1 a.m.
Footage shared on social media showed officers being pelted with bricks, glass bottles, and other projectiles as they initially withdrew from the scene.
Large gatherings of people are still illegal under Britain’s anti-coronavirus regulations, although they have been flouted with impunity by Black Lives Matter supporters and last night’s violence marked the second straight weekend of violent attacks on officers trying to quell so-called “street parties” in the capital.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2020/07/04/khans-london-officers-retreat-from-unlicensed-music-event-as-rioters-throw-bricks-and-bottles/