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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. | 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, which peaked at 4,000 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. | 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. | 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 in Hyde Park and were "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. | 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 the 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 Met said the disturbance, which involved a "hard core" of about 100 people, had nothing to do with the Black Lives Matter movement. | |
| There were reports on Twitter that people were chanting this during the disorder. | |
| Elsewhere in London, officers were pelted with missiles as they tried to break up an illegal street party on the Stamford Hill estate in Hackney, north London. | |
| Another water fight in Burgess Park in Camberwell, south-east London, saw the crowd grow to about 1,500 people, police said. | 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. | Two 16-year-old boys were stabbed - neither suffered life-threatening injuries but one remains in hospital. |
| A nearby supermarket was ransacked. | |
| And on Monday in Harlesden, north-west London, a 15-year-old girl was taken to hospital with suspected knife wounds to the head after hundreds gathered for an illegal street party in St Mary's Road, Harlesden, north-west London. | |
| The Met said officers were pelted with missiles as they moved hundreds of people on. | |
| Scotland Yard said it did not believe the incidents were linked but 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. | 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. | "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. |
| The disturbance occurred on the hottest day of the year so far. | |
| Mr Harrington added: "Does the weather cause people to be violent? My personal opinion is no, that's not the case. | |
| "Four thousand people assembled in a London park - that's not unusual for one of our central London parks. What is unusual is where people behave criminally, where their behaviour is unacceptable, where they attack officers, they attack each other." | |
| Anyone with information was urged to contact police or Crimestoppers. | 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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