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| Hyde Park 'water fight' violence sees police officer stabbed | Hyde Park 'water fight' violence sees police officer stabbed |
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| A police officer was stabbed and four others were injured when a water fight in London's Hyde Park turned violent, the Met has said. | |
| One officer suffered a head injury after being hit by a bottle as a crowd of about 2,000 people "became hostile to police", the force said. | |
| Two other people were stabbed in "horrific scenes" of violence in the park at about 20:40 BST on Tuesday. | |
| Further violence saw two boys stabbed in Burgess Park, south-east London. | |
| Witness Waqqas Nawaz told BBC Radio London that between 300 and 400 people had gathered "throwing bottles at the police". | |
| He said police had "made a chain line across Marble Arch" to restrict people's movement and try to calm the situation. | |
| Police in riot gear arrived at Hyde Park from about 15:00 and remained in place for almost 12 hours as a police helicopter was deployed. | |
| Kerin, from Kennington, said: "Children were throwing bottles, they were throwing stones at police. They have no regard for the law." | Kerin, from Kennington, said: "Children were throwing bottles, they were throwing stones at police. They have no regard for the law." |
| The injuries to police officers are not thought to be life threatening. | |
| Elsewhere in London, officers were pelted with missiles as they tried to break up an illegal street party on the Stamford Hill estate in north London. | Elsewhere in London, officers were pelted with missiles as they tried to break up an illegal street party on the Stamford Hill estate in north London. |
| Another water fight in Burgess Park in Camberwell, south-east London, saw the crowd grow to about 1,500 people, police said. | |
| Two 16-year-old boys were stabbed - neither suffered life-threatening injuries but one remains in hospital. | |
| Scotland Yard said extra officers would be on duty across London for at least four nights. | |
| Met Commander BJ Harrington said: "In Hyde Park we had a hot summer's day, lots of people coming together to enjoy that, and then a group of people who set up a sound system and unlicensed music event. | |
| "Officers found themselves to be under attack. | |
| "We reported two officers injured, it was actually five, one of which was stabbed in the hand. One with a bottle injury to the head and a couple of members of the public injured. That's not acceptable." | "We reported two officers injured, it was actually five, one of which was stabbed in the hand. One with a bottle injury to the head and a couple of members of the public injured. That's not acceptable." |
| The injuries of the five police officers are described as not life threatening and no arrests have been made in relation to the Hyde Park violence. | The injuries of the five police officers are described as not life threatening and no arrests have been made in relation to the Hyde Park violence. |
| Anyone with information was urged to contact police or Crimestoppers. | |
| Were you in Hyde Park during the incident? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. | Were you in Hyde Park during the incident? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experiences. |
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