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Rashan Charles death: Protesters throw fireworks at police Rashan Charles death: Hackney protest turns violent
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Fireworks and bottles were hurled at riot police and mattresses set on fire at a protest in Hackney, east London over the death of Rashan Charles. Fireworks and bottles have been hurled at riot police as a protest over the death of a black man turned violent.
The 20-year-old was chased by officers in the borough on 22 July. Rashan Charles, 20, died in hospital after being apprehended by police in Dalston, east London, on 22 July.
He was apprehended in a shop and then tried to swallow an object but died later in hospital, the Met Police said. Angry clashes broke out on Friday evening after protesters, some with Black Lives Matter placards, blocked part of Kingsland Road on Friday evening and set mattresses alight.
Protesters gathered in Kingsland Road, Dalston, with some holding Black Lives Matter placards, before violence broke out at about 20:00 BST. The Independent Police Complaints Commission is investigating the death.
At one point on Friday evening, protesters, some wearing masks, jumped onto a lorry and clung to the wing mirrors as it drove through the barricade.
Scores of missiles were later launched at police as they attempted to disperse the group.
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."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."
The planned protest began on Friday at about 15:40. Videos on social media showed officers walking backwards as objects were thrown at them.
By 20:00, dozens of people, some masked, were still lining the streets and shattered glass littered the road.
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.
Bottles and fireworks were launched at riot police as they moved towards the crowd at about 22:00.
Videos on social media show officers walking backwards as objects are thrown at them.
Several wheelie bins were set alight and mattresses thrown on top of the burning pile.Several wheelie bins were set alight and mattresses thrown on top of the burning pile.
Shop windows were also smashed, with those involved described by an eyewitness as "very, very angry". Shop windows were also smashed, littering the streets with glass, with those involved described by an eyewitness as "very, very angry".
Pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists were told not to travel through the barricade.Pedestrians, motorcyclists and cyclists were told not to travel through the barricade.
The mood was said to have "calmed down" at about 22:45.The mood was said to have "calmed down" at about 22:45.
It is not yet known if there have been any arrests.It is not yet known if there have been any arrests.
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." The IPCC, 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."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."
Mr Charles's father, Esa, will give a statement outside Stoke Newington Police station later.
He will be joined by the father of Edir Da Costa, who it is claimed was "brutally beaten" by Met officers in June.
His death is also being investigated by the police watchdog.