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| Thirteen arrests in Dover as immigration protests take place | |
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| Thirteen people have been arrested in Dover amid concern an immigration protest and counter demonstration could turn violent. | |
| Kent Police "significantly" increased its presence in an attempt to prevent a repeat of January's clashes. | Kent Police "significantly" increased its presence in an attempt to prevent a repeat of January's clashes. |
| Officers lined the streets as anti-immigration groups followed a planned route. | Officers lined the streets as anti-immigration groups followed a planned route. |
| Eight people were arrested after they left a designated assembly area and blocked the route, police said. | Eight people were arrested after they left a designated assembly area and blocked the route, police said. |
| Three further people were arrested after they were identified as people the police were looking for in connection with the violence on 30 January. | Three further people were arrested after they were identified as people the police were looking for in connection with the violence on 30 January. |
| One man was detained on suspicion of possession of offensive weapons and another on suspicion of theft of a police baseball cap. | |
| At one point, there were loud chants and tense exchanges through a wall of police, who prevented the two opposing groups from meeting. | At one point, there were loud chants and tense exchanges through a wall of police, who prevented the two opposing groups from meeting. |
| Before the march, Kent Police said: "We respect anyone's right to protest peacefully - we are impartial and are working with all involved to minimise disruption." | Before the march, Kent Police said: "We respect anyone's right to protest peacefully - we are impartial and are working with all involved to minimise disruption." |
| On Friday it warned: "Those who choose to act in a violent, threatening or disorderly manner... will be held to account for their actions." | On Friday it warned: "Those who choose to act in a violent, threatening or disorderly manner... will be held to account for their actions." |
| As the march set off, Conservative MP for Dover and Deal Charlie Elphicke said it was "appalling" the town was so disrupted. | As the march set off, Conservative MP for Dover and Deal Charlie Elphicke said it was "appalling" the town was so disrupted. |
| He added: "These people are not welcome, they don't come here with any good intent and the law should be changed so that they can be removed more forcibly." | He added: "These people are not welcome, they don't come here with any good intent and the law should be changed so that they can be removed more forcibly." |
| But he praised police action saying it had been "proportionate, appropriate and very effective in preventing disorder". | But he praised police action saying it had been "proportionate, appropriate and very effective in preventing disorder". |
| 'Alternative vision' | 'Alternative vision' |
| In anticipation of the march the group Global Justice Now, working with "guerrilla" projectionists Feral X, lit up the cliffs with the words "Refugees welcome" on Friday evening. | In anticipation of the march the group Global Justice Now, working with "guerrilla" projectionists Feral X, lit up the cliffs with the words "Refugees welcome" on Friday evening. |
| The group said thousands of people across the UK were working to support refugees who had fled desperate circumstances to get to the country. | The group said thousands of people across the UK were working to support refugees who had fled desperate circumstances to get to the country. |