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| Bonfire Night: Riot police injured during Leeds disorder | Bonfire Night: Riot police injured during Leeds disorder |
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| Six police officers have been injured after they were targeted on Bonfire Night by groups of people throwing fireworks and setting bins alight. | |
| Dozens of officers in riot gear were deployed in the Harehills area of Leeds when the chaos broke out at 20:20 GMT. | Dozens of officers in riot gear were deployed in the Harehills area of Leeds when the chaos broke out at 20:20 GMT. |
| Fifteen "local males", aged between 11 and 23, have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, West Yorkshire Police said. | Fifteen "local males", aged between 11 and 23, have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, West Yorkshire Police said. |
| The force said offenders were "naive to think there will not be consequences". | The force said offenders were "naive to think there will not be consequences". |
| Two of the injured officers were treated in hospital but were not seriously hurt. The others suffered minor injuries. | |
| A helicopter was deployed as the mayhem unfolded on Tuesday. | A helicopter was deployed as the mayhem unfolded on Tuesday. |
| Officers came under attack as they were dealing with a wheelie bin that had been set on fire. Passing motorists were also targeted. | Officers came under attack as they were dealing with a wheelie bin that had been set on fire. Passing motorists were also targeted. |
| Other bins were then moved into the road and set alight as the number of young people involved increased, West Yorkshire Police said. | Other bins were then moved into the road and set alight as the number of young people involved increased, West Yorkshire Police said. |
| Officers used "public order tactics" to disperse the groups and make arrests, the force added. | Officers used "public order tactics" to disperse the groups and make arrests, the force added. |
| In Greater Manchester, firefighters responding to an out-of-control bonfire in Hyde were attacked by a gang of 40 young people throwing fireworks. | In Greater Manchester, firefighters responding to an out-of-control bonfire in Hyde were attacked by a gang of 40 young people throwing fireworks. |
| Crews were also targeted in Oldham. | Crews were also targeted in Oldham. |
| One Leeds resident, who did not want to be named, said bricks were thrown at shop windows and police cars. | One Leeds resident, who did not want to be named, said bricks were thrown at shop windows and police cars. |
| "They were all coming up the road, they had rockets in their hands and police were backing off," he said. | "They were all coming up the road, they had rockets in their hands and police were backing off," he said. |
| He added his door was open and young children "were coming in here to get away from it". | He added his door was open and young children "were coming in here to get away from it". |
| Police said a "full post-incident investigation" had begun and detectives were checking CCTV footage and scanning helicopter pictures and images captured from body-worn cameras. | Police said a "full post-incident investigation" had begun and detectives were checking CCTV footage and scanning helicopter pictures and images captured from body-worn cameras. |
| Ch Supt Steve Cotter said the behaviour was "completely unacceptable" but added there was "no suggestion this was a result of tension in the community or animosity towards the police". | Ch Supt Steve Cotter said the behaviour was "completely unacceptable" but added there was "no suggestion this was a result of tension in the community or animosity towards the police". |
| He added: "This appears to have been about a hooligan element of local youths seeing an opportunity on Bonfire Night to engage in firework-related disorder on a large scale. | He added: "This appears to have been about a hooligan element of local youths seeing an opportunity on Bonfire Night to engage in firework-related disorder on a large scale. |
| "They are naive if they think their actions won't have consequences and we will be sending a very clear message to them over the coming days and weeks". | "They are naive if they think their actions won't have consequences and we will be sending a very clear message to them over the coming days and weeks". |