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Rashan Charles death: Fireworks launched at police Rashan Charles death: Protesters throw fireworks at police
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A protest over the death of a man who died after a police chase in east London has seen fireworks launched at officers and a road barricaded. Fireworks and bottles have been hurled at riot police and mattresses set on fire in a protest over the death of Rashan Charles.
Crowds gathered in Kingsland Road, Hackney, where Rashan Jermaine Charles, 20, was followed on foot by officers at 01:45 BST on 22 July. The 20-year-old died after being chased by police in east London on 22 July.
He then tried to swallow an object but died later in hospital, the Met Police said.He then tried to swallow an object but died later in hospital, the Met Police said.
The force said it was continuing to monitor the situation at the protest. Protesters gathered in Kingsland Road, Hackney, with some holding Black Lives Matter placards, before violence broke out about 20:00 BST.
But police in Hackney tweeted: "Officers have been subjected to abuse & violence. Whatever the frustrations, this is patently NOT what the family of Rashan Charles wanted." The force said it was continuing to monitor the situation but the mood was said to be "calming down" at about 22:30.
The protest saw bins, mattresses and debris used to block the street and at one stage a lorry drove through the barricade with people clinging to it. Earlier, police in Hackney tweeted: "Officers have been subjected to abuse and violence. Whatever the frustrations, this is patently not what the family of Rashan Charles wanted."
Videos on social media have shown officers walking backwards in retreat as objects are thrown at them. The planned protest began on Friday at about 15:40.
Several wheelie bins were later set alight and shortly afterwards, a mattress was thrown on top of the burning pile. By 20:00, dozens of people, some masked, were still lining the streets and shattered glass littered the road.
The planned protest began on Friday afternoon at about 15:40 BST. Bins, mattresses and debris were used to block the street and at one stage a lorry drove through the barricade with people clinging to it.
By 20:00 BST, dozens of protesters, some masked, were still lining the streets. Bottles and fireworks were launched at riot police as they moved towards the crowd at about 22:00.
Shattered glass littered the road and a handful of protesters were also holding Black Lives Matter placards. Videos on social media show officers walking backwards as objects are thrown at them.
Bottles and fireworks were then launched at riot police as they moved towards the barricade at about 22:00 BST. Several wheelie bins were set alight and mattresses thrown on top of the burning pile.
Pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists are being told not to travel through the barricade. Shop windows were also smashed, with those involved described by an eyewitness as "very, very angry".
The Independent Police Complaints Commission, which is investigating the events that led to his death, issued a statement on Friday which said: "We understand the concerns raised following Rashan's death. Pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists were told not to travel through the barricade.
"We will independently examine the circumstances of this incident, we will follow the evidence, we will consider whether there is an indication there may have been misconduct or criminality, and we will seek to answer the questions that Rashan's family and the community of Hackney understandably have." The Independent Police Complaints Commission, which is investigating the events that led to Mr Charles's death, said "we understand the concerns raised following Rashan's death."
A statement added: "We will independently examine the circumstances of this incident, we will follow the evidence, we will consider whether there is an indication there may have been misconduct or criminality, and we will seek to answer the questions that Rashan's family and the community of Hackney understandably have."